SABA GUL vs ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE, FAISALABAD S — 2026 CLC 12 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2026 CLC 12 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2026
Reporter: CLC
Parties: SABA GUL vs ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE, FAISALABAD S
Subject matter: Civil
Provisions referred to: S. 17-

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Judgment text as reported

SABA GUL VS ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE, FAISALABAD S. 17-a [as inserted by Punjab Family Courts (amendment) act (XI of 2015)]---Constitution of Pakistan, arts. 4 & 9---Suit for maintenance---Interim maintenance---Right to life---Provision of S.17-a of Family Courts act, 1964 [as inserted by Punjab Family Courts (amendment) act, 2015] is a specific provision dealing with suit for maintenance as a special category of family claims---Provision of S.17-a is introduced through Punjab Family Courts (amendment) act, 2015 on 18-03-2015, which has placed maintenance of wife and children at a higher pedestal than other family claims---Maintenance allowance serves as a means of subsistence and survival for wife and children, intrinsically connected to their right to life guaranteed under arts. 4 & 9 of the Constitution---Discretionary powers on Family Court have also been conferred under S.17-a of Family Courts act, 1964 [as inserted by Punjab Family Courts (amendment) act, 2015] to prescribe annual increase in maintenance to cater for future needs and requirements of wife and children as well as depreciation in value of currency in terms of inflation---No caveat is attached to the power of Family Court to prescribe such annual increase in maintenance on compound or non-compound basis---Family Court is free to pass a reasonable decree in such behalf depending on facts and circumstances of each case.

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