According to a story by 24newsHD, as many as 500 divorce cases have been filed in civil family courts of Lahore in just 10 days. The majority of these cases were filed by women who had married the men of choice.
The reasons behind this large number of divorce cases are said to be the rising inflation, unemployment, and other issues leading to domestic disputes.
Moreover, the channel also shared that it was learnt that women who married the men of choice while going against the will of their parents have also considered leaving their spouse and returning to their homes.
“The husband is unemployed. He does not get a job. If I ask for household expenses, he resorts to violence. In-laws have kept me as a maid,” maintained most of the women in their divorce petitions.
The duty judges have issued notices to the husbands to appear before the courts on September 1 after court vacations. Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah said in his ruling, “A Muslim husband is bound to maintain his wife even if no term in this regard is agreed to between them at the time of marriage or she can maintain herself out of her own resources”.
The duty judges have issued notices to the husbands to appear before the courts on September 1 after court vacations. Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah said in his ruling, “A Muslim husband is bound to maintain his wife even if no term in this regard is agreed to between them at the time of marriage or she can maintain herself out of her own resources”.
He asserted the Holy Quran’s declaration that men should support women financially because Allah obligates them to safeguard and support women financially because they have been given greater physical strength.
He asserted the Holy Quran’s declaration that men should support women financially because Allah obligates them to safeguard and support women financially because they have been given greater physical strength.
Previously, as per the Supreme Court’s ruling on 3rd august, 2022, women were given the legal right to be ‘maintained’ by her husband as long as she is ‘loyal and fulfils her own matrimonial obligations’ under Islamic law.
Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, in the ruling, wrote ‘A Muslim husband is required to maintain his wife even if no term in the regard was agreed upon before between them at the time of the marriage or she can maintain herself out of her own resources.’
This ruling came after a lawsuit was filed by Ms. Naheed Begum, the wife of Mr. Haseenullah, who approached the family court seeking maintenance for herself and her 5 minor children as well as the 4 kanals of agricultural property that were listed in column 16 of their nikkahnama, which also served the purpose of her dowery.
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