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What significant law was enacted in 1986 concerning the rights of divorced Muslim women in India?
Correct Answer: B — The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986
The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 was enacted in response to the Shah Bano case (1985), which had allowed a divorced Muslim woman to seek maintenance under Section 125 CrPC. The 1986 Act is seen as having undermined secular principles by seeking to nullify the Court's judgment. A Constitution Bench in 2001 upheld the 1986 Act but stopped short of declaring its provisions unconstitutional for discriminating against Muslim women.