Which of the following is correct regarding the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act of 1986?

The Act nullified the Supreme Court Judgement in the Shah Bano Case of 1985

The correct answer is Option (3) → The Act nullified the Supreme Court Judgement in the Shah Bano Case of 1985

The Act nullified the Supreme Court Judgement in the Shah Bano Case of 1985. Correct — it overturned the judgment that had granted maintenance rights to divorced Muslim women under Section 125 of the CrPC. 

• The Act was opposed by orthodox Muslims as an interference in Muslim Personal Law. Incorrect — in fact, orthodox groups supported it, as it protected their interpretation of personal law.

• The Act was supported by most women's organisations. Incorrect — women’s groups largely opposed it, since it curtailed women’s rights granted in the Shah Bano judgment.

• The Act was passed by the BJP government. Incorrect — it was passed by the Rajiv Gandhi-led Congress government in 1986.