JUDGMENT

C.A. Rahim, J. - None appears on behalf of the revisionist even when the list is revised. Today is fixed for admission of the Revision. The only ground that has been taken is that the provision of Sub-Section (3) of Section 3 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 was not followed, as no order was passed within one month from the date of filing of the application and hence the proceeding is bad in law.

2. An application was filed by Smt. Khatoon alias Zaitun on 16.12.1987 for allowing maintenance during the Iddat period at the rate of Rs. 500/- per month, Mahr of Rs.1000/- along with the prayer for recovery of the articles of its price mentioned' in Schedule 'A' of the petition before the court of the II Munsif Magistrate, Muzaffar nagar and the case was started under section 3 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986, directing the revisionist to appear on 15.1.1988 but the revisionist did not attend on that day and the matter was adjourned, ultimately on 23.2.1988 the revisionist appeared in the lower court but no written statement was filed till 26.4.1988 for which cost was imposed.

3. A revision was filed for non-complian