Supreme Court of Pakistan
Muhammad Waqar Wasi v. Mst. Amber Abid and others
Civil Petition for Leave to Appeal No. 3204 of 2022
Citation: 2026 SCP 167
Case summary
The judgment in brief
In 2026 SCP 167, Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled that an annual maintenance increase is simple unless the decree expressly requires compounding.
Question of law
The legal question
Whether an annual percentage increase in child maintenance is to be calculated on a simple or compound basis when the decree does not expressly specify the method.
Holding
What the Court decided
In the absence of express language authorising compounding, the annual increase is calculated on the original maintenance amount by the simple method. An Executing Court cannot add to, vary, or rewrite the decree.
Result
Outcome and directions
The interpretation applying compound escalation to the silent decree was set aside and the Executing Court's simple-basis calculation was restored. Family Courts were advised to state expressly whether future increases are simple or compound.
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Authority and later treatment
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- Citation recorded: 2026 SCP 167
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- Later treatment
- No later judicial treatment has yet been editorially verified for this record
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