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The user is asking about the RETROSPECTIVE EFFECT OF MUSLIM WOMEN PROTECTION OF RIGHTS ON MARRIAGE - this is about the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, specifically whether it has retrospective effect.Let me analyze the documents to find relevant ones:1. id: 00100006336 - About Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986, Constitution Bench. Discusses Shah Bano case, 1986 Act validity, maintenance provisions. Not directly about the 2019 Act''''s retrospective effect.2. id: 00100002318 - About Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 and Section 125 Cr.P.C. Division Bench. Not about 2019 Act retrospective effect.3. id: 00100064997 - Division Bench case about Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986, Sections 3 and 4, Family Court jurisdiction. Mentions the 2019 Act briefly (divorce by Triple Talaq is no longer valid after enactment of Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019). Not primarily about retrospective effect of 2019 Act.4. id: INDKER00000492183 - Single Bench case. Discusses Muslim Women Protection Act, 1986 and Section 125 Cr.P.C. Mentions Mohd. Abdul Samad v. State of Telangana (AIR 2024 SC 3665). Not about retrospective effect of 2019 Act.5. id: INDKER00000484721 - Single Bench case. Similar to above, discusses 1986 Act and Section 125 Cr.P.C. Not about 2019 Act retrospective effect.6. id: 01500051860 - Single Bench case about maintenance, Muslim Women Protection Act 1986. Not about 2019 Act retrospective effect.7. id: 01500048837 - This is about the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019! It discusses the statement of objects and reasons, the legislative history, and the provisions of the Act 2019. It discusses the intention of Parliament, the criminalization of triple talaq, and the statement of objects and reasons. However, it doesn''''t directly address the retrospective effect of the 2019 Act.8. id: 00400011450 - Single Bench case about Family Courts Act and Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986. Not about 2019 Act.9. id: 00100079521 - Single Bench case about Section 125 Cr.P.C., Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986, and Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019. This discusses Section 5 of the 2019 Act and mentions that In case a woman has been divorced in a valid manner, she can approach Magistrate under 1986 Act but if she has been the victim of mischief defined under 2019 Act, then her right to subsistence allowance is secured through Section 5 of 2019 Act. It also discusses the 2019 Act''''s provisions. But it doesn''''t directly address retrospective effect.10. id: 00100059698 - Constitution Bench case about Muslim women discrimination issues. Not about 2019 Act retrospective effect.11. id: 00100037446 - Single Bench about Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 maintenance rights. Not about 2019 Act.12. id: 01300004144 - About Section 125 Cr.P.C. and Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act. Not about 2019 Act.13. id: 01000009850 - About streedhan and Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act. Not about 2019 Act.14. id: 01500052050 - About Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, Section 2C, 3, 4, Cr.P.C. Section 482. This discusses triple talaq and the 2019 Act. It mentions the 2019 Act criminalizes triple talaq. But doesn''''t directly address retrospective effect.15. id: 02700049363 - About Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, triple talaq. Discusses the 2019 Act and Shayara Bano case. Not specifically about retrospective effect.16. id: 01500054852 - About Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, Sections 3 and 4, talaq classification. Not about retrospective effect.17. id: 00100082748 - About Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986, Section 3, bridal gifts. Not about 2019 Act.18. id: 00400007260 - About Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986, Section 7, retrospective effect of the 1986 Act. This discusses the retrospective/prospective operation of the 1986 Act but not the 2019 Act.19. id: 02500009379 - About Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986, Section 3, 4, 7. Not about 2019 Act.20. id: 02700004417 - About Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 and Cr.P.C. Not about 2019 Act.21. id: 00300054250 - Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, Sections 3 and 4. Brief mention, not about retrospective effect.22. id: 01400037938 - Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, Section 482. About quashing proceedings. Not about retrospective effect.23. id: 00100073843 - Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act 2019, Sections 3, 4, 8, 10. Brief mention.24. id: 01500055905 - Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, Sections 2(c), 3, 4. About quashing proceedings. Not about retrospective effect.25. id: act:14171~S.84 - Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Section 84. Not relevant.26. id: act:14171~Chapter.VIII - BNS Chapter VIII. Not relevant.27. id: act:14171~S.76 - BNS Section 76. Not relevant.28. id: act:258~S.39 - Transfer of Property Act, 1882, Section 39. Not relevant.29. id: act:14171~S.74 - BNS Section 74. Not relevant.30. id: 00100001798 - PIL about Muslim personal law. Not about 2019 Act retrospective effect.31. id: 00100025864 - Article 44, uniform civil code. Not about 2019 Act retrospective effect.32. id: 00100000540 - Tribal succession. Not relevant.33. id: 00100047771 - Shabana Bano v. Imran Khan, AIR 2010 SC 305. About Section 125 Cr.P.C. and divorced Muslim women. Not about 2019 Act retrospective effect.34. id: 00100057291 - Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Section 6. Not relevant.35. id: 01500050235 - Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986, Section 3. Maintenance case. Not about 2019 Act retrospective effect.Now, looking at the question RETROSPECTIVE EFFECT OF MUSLIM WOMEN PROTECTION OF RIGHTS ON MARRIAGE - this is about the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019.The most relevant document is id: 01500048837 which discusses the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, its legislative history, statement of objects and reasons, and the intention of Parliament. However, it doesn''''t directly address the retrospective effect question.Let me re-examine more carefully. The question is about the retrospective effect of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019.Looking at the documents again:- id: 01500048837 discusses the 2019 Act''''s legislative history, statement of objects and reasons, and mentions that while interpreting any provisions of the Act, 2019, the intention of the Parliament to enact the Act should be there in mind. It discusses the criminalization of triple talaq and the penalty provisions. It doesn''''t explicitly address retrospective effect.- id: 00100079521 mentions the 2019 Act in passing, discussing Section 5 of the 2019 Act and its relationship with the 1986 Act and Section 125 Cr.P.C. It mentions that prior to a divorce in accordance with law, a married woman has access to maintenance under the general law, i.e., Section 125 of the CrPC and under a special law, i.e., 2019 Act.- id: 02700049363 discusses the 2019 Act and triple talaq, mentions Shayara Bano case. Not about retrospective effect.- id: 01500054852 discusses the 2019 Act, Sections 3 and 4, classification of talaq. Not about retrospective effect.- id: 01400037938 discusses the 2019 Act and Section 482 proceedings. Not about retrospective effect.- id: 00300054250 - Brief mention of 2019 Act. Not about retrospective effect.- id: 01500052050 - Discusses 2019 Act, triple talaq, Section 482. Not about retrospective effect.Now, I need to be honest: none of the documents directly and specifically address the retrospective effect of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019. The closest document is id: 01500048837 which discusses the 2019 Act''''s legislative history and intent.However, looking at the documents about the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986, several discuss retrospective effect of the 1986 Act:- id: 00400007260 - specifically about retrospective effect of the 1986 Act- id: 02500009379 - about retrospective effect of the 1986 Act- id: 02700004417 - about retrospective effect of the 1986 ActThe user''''s question is specifically about the 2019 Act (Muslim Women Protection of Rights on Marriage = Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019).The most relevant document is id: 01500048837 which is specifically about the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 and discusses its legislative intent, statement of objects and reasons, and the Parliament''''s intention. While it doesn''''t explicitly address retrospective effect, it''''s the only document that directly pertains to the 2019 Act.Let me also check id: 00100079521 more carefully - it discusses the 2019 Act''''s Section 5 and its relationship with the 1986 Act and Cr.P.C. It mentions that the 2019 Act provides subsistence allowance and that prior to a divorce in accordance with law, a married woman has access to maintenance under the general law, i.e., Section 125 of the CrPC and under a special law, i.e., 2019 Act. This is relevant but doesn''''t directly address retrospective effect.Given the constraints, I should provide the best answer based on available documents. The answer would primarily draw from id: 01500048837 (the legislative history and intent of the 2019 Act) and id: 00100079521 (which discusses the 2019 Act''''s provisions and their relationship with existing rights).Actually, wait - let me re-read the question more carefully. RETROSPECTIVE EFFECT OF MUSLIM WOMEN PROTECTION OF RIGHTS ON MARRIAGE - this could also be interpreted as asking about the retrospective effect of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986, since Marriage could refer to the broader topic. But no, the title says Protection of Rights on Marriage which specifically refers to the 2019 Act.Let me reconsider. The documents that are most relevant:1. id: 01500048837 - Directly about the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019. Discusses legislative history, statement of objects and reasons, Parliament''''s intention. This is the most relevant document.2. id: 00100079521 - Discusses the 2019 Act''''s Section 5 and its relationship with the 1986 Act and Section 125 Cr.P.C. Mentions that the 2019 Act provides subsistence allowance and discusses how it interacts with existing maintenance rights.3. id: 02700049363 - Discusses the 2019 Act and triple talaq.4. id: 01500054852 - Discusses the 2019 Act, talaq classification.5. id: 01500052050 - Discusses 2019 Act and triple talaq.Given that the question is about retrospective effect, I need to find documents that discuss whether the 2019 Act applies retrospectively. The closest I can find is id: 01500048837 which discusses the legislative intent and the statement of objects and reasons.Let me now construct the answer. Since the documents don''''t have a clear, direct ruling on the retrospective effect of the 2019 Act, I''''ll need to work with what''''s available and be transparent about the limitations.Actually, looking more carefully at id: 01500048837, it discusses the statement of objects and reasons which states: The legislation would help in ensuring the larger Constitutional goals of gender justice and gender equality of married Muslim women and help subserve their fundamental rights of non-discrimination and empowerment. This doesn''''t directly address retrospective effect.But the document also mentions: while interpreting any provisions of the Act, 2019, the intention of the Parliament to enact the Act should be there in mind.And it discusses the legislative history showing that the Act was enacted to criminalize triple talaq and provide remedies. The statement of objects and reasons mentions: The Supreme Court in the matter of Shayara Bano Vs. Union of India and others... set aside the practice of talaq-e-biddat.This doesn''''t directly answer whether the Act has retrospective effect. But it''''s the most relevant document available.Let me also check if any document discusses the general principle of retrospective effect of penal statutes. Looking at id: 00400007260 and others about the 1986 Act''''s retrospective effect - these discuss the 1986 Act, not the 2019 Act.I think the best approach is to provide an answer based on the available documents, primarily id: 01500048837 and id: 00100079521, and note the relevant principles.Actually, let me reconsider the question. RETROSPECTIVE EFFECT OF MUSLIM WOMEN PROTECTION OF RIGHTS ON MARRIAGE - could this be asking about the retrospective effect of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986? The on Marriage might be a misnomer or the user might be conflating the two acts. But Protection of Rights on Marriage specifically refers to the 2019 Act, while Protection of Rights on Divorce refers to the 1986 Act.I''''ll proceed with the 2019 Act interpretation.Let me now write the answer. The primary document is id: 01500048837 which discusses the 2019 Act''''s legislative history and intent. I''''ll also reference id: 00100079521 which discusses the 2019 Act''''s provisions.Given the documents available, I should note that the 2019 Act is a penal/criminal statute that criminalizes triple talaq. The general legal principle (which can be inferred from the documents about the 1986 Act''''s non-retrospective nature) is that penal statutes are generally prospective unless expressly stated otherwise.But I need to be careful - I should only use what''''s in the documents. Let me check if any document explicitly discusses the retrospective effect of the 2019 Act...None of the documents explicitly address the retrospective effect of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019. The closest is id: 01500048837 which discusses the Act''''s legislative history and intent.I''''ll construct the best possible answer based on available documents, primarily drawing from id: 01500048837 and id: 00100079521.Wait, I should also consider id: 02700049363 which mentions: The law against Triple Talaq has been enacted to give matrimonial justice and protection to the women of Muslim community. This is relevant context.And id: 01500054852 which discusses the 2019 Act''''s provisions about talaq classification.Let me now write the final answer. I''''ll focus on what can be derived from the documents about the 2019 Act''''s nature and intent, which bears on the retrospective effect question.Actually, I realize I need to be more careful. The question asks specifically about RETROSPECTIVE EFFECT. Let me look one more time for any document that discusses this...id: 00400007260 discusses retrospective effect of the 1986 Act (not the 2019 Act). It states: The Act was not declaratory in nature and did not repeal sections 125 to 127 of the CrPC by implication. and Every statute is prima facie prospective in operation unless it is expressly or by necessary implication made to have retrospective operation.This principle about prospective operation of statutes could be applied to the 2019 Act as well, but the document is specifically about the 1986 Act.Given the constraints, I''''ll provide the best answer I can based on the available documents. The primary relevant document is id: 01500048837 for the 2019 Act, and I can also reference the general principle from id: 00400007260 about the non-retrospective nature of such statutes (though that''''s about the 1986 Act).Let me now write the answer. I''''ll be honest about what the documents do and don''''t say.Actually, re-reading the instructions more carefully: Only include documents that directly establish, explain, apply, qualify, or contradict the legal proposition asked by the user. and When a later larger-Bench decision that resolves the exact question is present, older decisions that only partially address the issue should be treated as background only.The question is about the retrospective effect of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019. The most relevant document is id: 01500048837 which is specifically about this Act.Let me now construct the answer.
