Mst. SHAHIDA PARVEEN vs UNION COUNCIL JASWAL S — 2021 PLD 783 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2021 PLD 783 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2021
Reporter: PLD
Parties: Mst. SHAHIDA PARVEEN vs UNION COUNCIL JASWAL S
Subject matter: Family
Provisions referred to: S. 2; S. 20---C; Family Courts Act (XXXV of 1964)

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Judgment text as reported

Mst. SHAHIDA PARVEEN VS UNION COUNCIL JASWAL S. 2(a)---Family Courts Act (XXXV of 1964), S. 20---Child marriage---Trial---Age, determination of---Record (certificates issued by NADRA and concerned union council) revealed that age of the petitioner/girl was less than sixteen years of age at the relevant time---Entry in Nikah Nama regarding age of bride/petitioner was recorded as "almost sixteen (16) years"---High Court observed that it was common practice in the society that whenever somebody's age was mentioned in approximate figures, it tended to show that he /she was yet to achieve that age and it was always treated as less than the age mentioned therein.

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