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According to sec. 4 Muslim (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 the magistrate can order any heir of the woman to maintain her after the iddat period. In absence of relatives the Wakf Board may be ordered to pay her maintenance. Tamil Nadu Wakf Board and another vs Syed Fatima Nachi, AIR 1996 SC 2423Related Statutes:Mussalman Wakf Validating Act, 1913Mussalman Wakf Validating Act, 1930Central Waqf Act, 1954U.P Wakf Act, 1960Waqf Amendment Act 1984Waqf Act, 1985