MRS. I. BUTT (NEE ISABELLA HOUGHTON) vs KHALID B1LAL BUTT — 1971 PLD 286

Citation: 1971 PLD 286

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1968

Decision Date: 1968-01-12

Parties: MRS. I. BUTT (NEE ISABELLA HOUGHTON) vs KHALID B1LAL BUTT

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1971 Lahore 286

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Sardar Muhammad Iqbal, Karam Elahi Chauhan, Muhammad Akram Title: MRS. I. BUTT (NEE ISABELLA HOUGHTON) vs KHALID B1LAL BUTT Case No.: Matrimonial Reference No, 8 of 1966 Date of Judgment:1968-01-12 Reported As: PLD 1971 Lahore 286 Result: Decree confirmed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT SARDAR MUHAMMAD IQBAL, J.--Mrs. I. Butt, whose maiden, name was Nee Isabella Houghton, a Christian lady, was married, according to Christian rites, on the 27th of November 1954 with Mr. Khalid Bilal Butt, who was renamed Stand Claus Joseph. Three children were born out of this union. The relations between them, however, became strained, and consequently on the 22nd of May 1965, Mrs. I. Butt, moved before the District Judge at Lahore a petition under section 10 of the Divorce-Act IV of 1869, for the dissolution of marriage. According to her allegations, throughout the married life of the parties, the respondent had been treating her with cruelty. She was turned out of the house on the 4th of September 1962, whereafter the respondent failed to provide maintenance to her and she earned her livelihood by adopting the profession of teaching. It was further pleaded that the respondent had reverted to Islam and also committed bigamy by marrying another woman according to Muslim rites. The District Judge gave notice of the petition to the respondent, but he refused to accept service. Substituted service was done through the Pakistan Times, Lahore, but he did not appear in…

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