Mst. MUSSARAT FAYYAZ vs GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice, Islamabad arts — 2025 PLD 18 FEDERAL-SHARIAT-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2025 PLD 18 FEDERAL-SHARIAT-COURT
Court: Federal Shariat Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: PLD
Parties: Mst. MUSSARAT FAYYAZ vs GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice, Islamabad arts
Provisions referred to: S. 346

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Judgment text as reported

Mst. MUSSARAT FAYYAZ VS GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice, Islamabad arts. 203B (c) & 203D---Shariat petition---Muhammadan Law---applicability---Dispute between parties was with regard to change of family name of adopted child---Petitioner relied upon provision of S. 346 of Muhammadan Law by D. F. Mullah---Validity---Principles of Muhammadan Law had no force of law as the book was authored by Dinshah Fardunji Mullah and was only a reference book---Book in question did not have force of law and did not come under the ambit of law as provided under art. 203B(c) of the Constitution---Federal Shariat Court declined to interfere in the matter as the matter had already been thrashed out in an earlier judgment titled Najaat Welfare Foundation v. Federation of Pakistan and others, reported as PLD 2021 FSC 1---Shariat petition was dismissed, in circumstances.

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