ADEEL MANZAR vs Mst — 2025 CLC 1030 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2025 CLC 1030 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: CLC
Parties: ADEEL MANZAR vs Mst
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 5; Limitation Act (IX of 1908); Limitation Act

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Judgment text as reported

ADEEL MANZAR VS Mst. NAEEM AKHTAR S. 5, Sched.---Limitation Act (IX of 1908) First Sched., Arts. 103 & 104---Suit for recovery of dower filed by widow---Limitation---Suit was concurrently decreed in favour of lady---Validity---Record revealed that the property left by deceased husband of plaintiff had devolved upon his legal heirs as per their shares---Silence of the plaintiff for a considerable period of six years after death of deceased for not demanding any claim of dower despite the fact that the legacy of the deceased devolved upon his legal heirs also casted aspersion about her claim---Had the deceased not paid her dower during his life time, she would not have been quiet at the time of devolution of his legacy upon his legal heirs as well as at the time of execution of inheritance mutation, etc.---All this showed that the deceased had already paid dower to the plaintiff in his life time that was why she remained silent and later on due to certain incidents in between the parties, the suit was instituted, that too, after expiry of period of limitation of three years provided under Arts. 103 and 104 of Limitation Act, 1908---High Court set-aside the impugned judgments and decree passed by both the Courts below---Constitutional petition, filed by legal heirs (major/adult siblings of deceased), was allowed, in circumstances.

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