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Official Citation: 1997 SCMR 987
Court / Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year of Decision: 1996
Decision Date: 1996-12-31
Parties: MUHAMMAD IQBAL Hafiz ABDUL WAHEED vs S.H.O., BATALA COLONY, FAISALABAD And Other Mrs. ASMA JEHANGIR And Other Muhammadan Law
This judicial decision was delivered by the Supreme Court of Pakistan on 1996-12-31. The matter involves proceedings between MUHAMMAD IQBAL Hafiz ABDUL WAHEED and S.H.O., BATALA COLONY, FAISALABAD And Other Mrs. ASMA JEHANGIR And Other Muhammadan Law, officially reported as 1997 SCMR 987. The court reviewed applicable Pakistani statutes, procedural requirements, and governing case-law authorities. The full text below contains the complete facts, arguments, and legal reasoning rendered by the honorable bench.
Case cited as 1997 SCMR 987
Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Sajjad Ali Shah, Fazal Ilahi Khan, Zia Mahmood Mirza Title:MUHAMMAD IQBAL Hafiz ABDUL WAHEED vs S.H.O., BATALA COLONY,
FAISALABAD And Other Mrs. ASMA JEHANGIR And Other Muhammadan Law Case No.:C.P.L.A. No.595 of 1996 Writ Petition No. 16561 of 1996 r.P. No. 76-L of 1997 C.P.L.A. No.595 of 1996 C.P.L.A. No.595 of 1996 C.P.L.A. No.595 of 1996 C.P.L.A. No.595 of 1996 c. A. No. 138 of 1997 r.P. No. 76-L of 1997 r.P. No.76-L of 1997 Date of Judgment:- Reported As: 1997 SCMR 987 Result: Leave granted Judgment ORDER SAJJAD ALI SHAH, CJ.---In the first-named petition impugned judgment is passed by learned Single Judge of Lahore High Court whereby he has dismissed to writ petitions holding that marriage between Muslim couples is void if it has taken place without consent of Wali of bride at the the of Nikah. 2. In the second-named petition a three-member Bench of the Lahore High Court has given split decision of to to one holding that marriage of Muslim couple without consent of Wali of bride is valid. 3. Question involved in both the petitions is common and is of great public importance which requires interpretation. 4. We grant leave to appeal in both these petitions.