New Delhi
The draft Muslim Women Protection of Rights on Marriage Bill was considered by the Union cabinet which gave its nod, the functionary said.
The draft was prepared by an inter-ministerial group headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh. The other members included External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and his junior in the ministry P P Chaudhary.
The proposed law would only be applicable on instant triple talaq or talaq-e-biddat and it would give power to the victim to approach a magistrate seeking "subsistence allowance" for herself and minor children.
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