DR. RAUF AHMED vs Mst. RAZIA FARHAT — 1971 PLD 897

Citation: 1971 PLD 897

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-03-26

Parties: DR. RAUF AHMED vs Mst. RAZIA FARHAT

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1971 Karachi 897

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Qadeer-ud-Din Ahmad Title: DR. RAUF AHMED vs Mst. RAZIA FARHAT Case No.: Reference No, Q of 1971 Date of Judgment:1971-03-26 Reported As: PLD 1971 Karachi 897 Result: Order accordingly Judgment ORDER This is a reference from the Civil Judge, First Class, Quetta, pointing out that two cases relating to the guardianship of minors are pending in two different places; therefore, orders are sought under section 14 of the Guardians and Wards Act. Counsel for the parties have stated that Dr. Rauf Ahmad and Mst. Razia Farhat were married in 1960 in the Kohat District and thereafter they last lived in Quetta because Dr. Rauf Ahmad who is a Dental Surgeon and in the Government service was posted at Fortsandeman Hospital, Quetta. The differences between the husband and wife became acute with the result that according to Mr. Habibur Rehman the wife and two minor children of the ages of 7 and 3 were turned out with the result that the wife came to Karachi and took up her residence with her sister who resides at Karachi. After that the husband divorced her and sent information by registered post in January 1970. Since then the mother and the children are living at Karachi. Mr. Abdul Rasul says that the father applied for the custody of the children at Quetta in February 1970, and that the mother was represented in those proceedings on several hearings. After several months of the commencement of those proceedings she applied for being appointed as…

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