Author: Anushka Tripathi, Student of School of Legal Studies, BBD University, Lucknow.
Case Name: Mohd. Ahmed Khan vs Shah Bano Begum and Ors [Shah Bano case]
Equivalent Citation: AIR 1985 SC 945
Date of Judgment: April 23, 1985
Case Number: Civil Appeal No. 7454 of 1981
Case Type: Civil Appeal
Petitioner: Mohd. Ahmed Khan
Respondent: Shah Bano Begum and others
Bench: Chief Justice Y.V. Chandrachud, Justice D.A. Desai, Justice O. Chinnappa Reddy, Justice R.S. Pathak and Justice M. Hameedullah Beg
Issue: The case dealt with the issue of maintenance for Muslim women.
