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MUHAMMAD SHAKEEL vs ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE, FAISALABAD S — 2025 PLD 572 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation
2025 PLD 572 SUPREME-COURT
Court
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year
2025
Reporter
PLD
Parties
MUHAMMAD SHAKEEL vs ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE, FAISALABAD S
Subject matter
Family
Provisions referred to
S. 2; Family Courts Act

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD SHAKEEL VS ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE, FAISALABAD S. 2 (d)---Word "party"---Connotation---Word "party"as defined in section 2(d) of Family Courts Act, 1964, includes any person whose presence as such is considered necessary for a proper decision of the dispute---To ensure presence of real defendant, power is also given to Family Court to add such a person as a party to the dispute---As such the definition is liberal and extensive and is not confined only to spouses rather, it gives a right and the prerogative to choose and implead in a suit as defendant, the person against whom relief is sought.

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