LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ruled that a wife’s right to her dower (Haq Mehr) remains protected if a marriage is dissolved due to the husband’s cruelty or misconduct, even if the family court formally terms the decree as “Khula”. Dismissing a petition filed by a husband challenging a family court decision that awarded 50 per cent of the deferred dower to his former wife, Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani issued directives to end the automatic forfeiture of dower in marital dissolution cases. According to details, the couple married on March 18, 2022, with a deferred dower of Rs100,000. Shortly afterwards, the wife filed a suit for dissolution of marriage, alleging that her husband subjected her to physical…

Source: Dawn – Latest News

#2TheSports, #ImranLohani #ImranLohani