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Dower and Khula in Pakistan
Research disputes about nikahnama entries, property dower, return of dower and the distinction between khula and other grounds of dissolution. The linked decisions address different claims and should be compared with the marriage document and relief sought.
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Supreme Court: Nikahnama Dower Columns Must Be Read Together; Property Mahr Cannot Be Defeated
Mst. Farwa Noreen v Hassan Ali Agha and others (with connected cases) · C.P.L.A. Nos. 372-P and 373-P of 2019 with connected petitions and appeals · Approved for reporting; reported citation not stated in the supplied judgment
A four-member Supreme Court bench held that Nikahnama entries are primary but rebuttable evidence, Columns 13 to 16 must be read together, and an untransferable dower property may be replaced by its value.
Shiqaq Divorce in Pakistan: Supreme Court Distinguishes Khula and Preserves Dower Rights
Mst. Zainab Bibi v Muhammad Waseem and others; Mst. Iram Naz Begum v Fazal Khaliq and others · CPLA No. 57 of 2025 and CPLA No. 1350 of 2025 · Approved for reporting; reporter citation not stated in the supplied copy
A five-judge Supreme Court Bench sustained dissolution for shiqaq, rejected khula without the wives’ voluntary election and removed dower-surrender orders based solely on khula.
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Lahore High Court: Khula Decree Is Not Appealable, but Dower-Return Liability Is
Farhan Ahmed Bhatti v Additional District Judge and 2 others · Writ Petition No. 6742 of 2024 · Approved for reporting; reported citation not stated in the supplied judgment
The Lahore High Court held that a Khula decree attains finality, but an appeal remains competent on the wife's civil liability to return dower or other marriage benefits.
IHC: Husband Cannot Recover Seven Tolas as Zar-e-Khula Without Nikahnama Proof
Aamir Mumtaz v Mst. Hina Hassan and 2 others · W.P. No. 5143 of 2025 · Reported citation not stated in the supplied judgment
The Islamabad High Court held that a Nikahnama recording dower of Rs250,150 in the form of gold ornaments did not prove an agreed weight of seven tolas.
Supreme Court: Wife Cannot Retain Dower After Khula if Cruelty Is Not Proved
Mst. Wajiha Rasheed v Adeel Akhter and others · C.P.L.A. Nos. 2555 and 2556 of 2022 · 2025 SCP 316
In Wajiha Rasheed v Adeel Akhter, the Supreme Court held that a later dissolution decree requiring restoration of dower could make an earlier decree for dower property unserviceable where cruelty was not proved.