LIST OF ABBREVATIONS

1. ¶................................................................................................................PARAGRAPH

2. MPL..........................................................................MUSLIM PERSONAL LAW

3. MWA..................................................................MUSLIM WOMEN (PROTECTION OF

RIGHTS ON DIVORCE) ACT, 1986
4. COI……………………………… …………………..THE CONSTITUTION OF
INDIA

5. CR.P.C………………………………………..…CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE,

1973

6. SEC........................................................................................................................SECTION

7. SC..... ....................................................................................................SUPREME COURT

8. HC.... ..........................................................................................................HIGH COURT

9. SCC.. ..................................................................................SUPREME COURT CASES

10. AIR... ............................................................................................ALL INDIA REPORTER

11. HON’BLE...................................................................................................HONOURABLE

12. S.L.P ....................................................................................SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION

13. I.E.........................................................................................................................THAT IS

14. ORS.............................................................................................................OTHERS

15. CRL...........................................................................................................CRIMINAL

16. ART............................................................................................................ARTICLE

17. &...............................................................................................................................AND

18. W.R.T.........................................................................................WITH RESPECT TO

19. U/A... .............................................................................................UNDER ARTICLE

20. U/S.........................................................................................................UNDER SECTION

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 CASES REFERRED

1. T. Venketta Reddy v. State of Andhra Pradesh[ AIR 1985 SC 724 ]

2. D.C. Wadhwa & ors v. State of Bihar & ors. [ AIR 1987 SC 579 ]
3. A.K. Roy v. Union of India [ (1982) 1 SCC 271 ]
4. K.Nagraj & ors. v. State of Andhra Pradesh [ (1985) 1 SCC 523 ]
5. S.K.G Sugar Ltd. v. State of Bihar [ ( 1974 ) 4 SCC 827 ]
6. Ram Krishna Dalmia v. Justice Tendolkar & ors. [ AIR 1958 SC 538 ]
7. State of Bombay v. Narusu Appa Mali [ 1951 ILR Bom 775 ]
8. Sekaria Cotton Mills Ltd. v. State of Bombay [ AIR 1953 SC 278 ]
9. Youth Welfare Federation v. Union of India [ 1997 (1) ALD 347 ]
10. Ahmdabad Women Action Group v. Union of India [ ( 1997 ) 3 SCC 573 ]
11. The Commissions Hindu Religious Endowments Madras v. Shri Lakshmindra
Tirtha Swamiar of Shri Shirur Mutt [ AIR 1954 SC 282 ]

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