First wife to be paid 'Haq Mehr' if husband remarries without consent: SC
Last updated on: 26 August,2020 11:42 pm
First wife to be paid 'Haq Meher' if husband remarries without consent: SC
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a husband must pay dower (haq mehr) to his first wife if he marries a second time without her consent, regardless of it being prompt (moajjal) or deferred (gher moajjal).
According to details, the Supreme Court has issued the written decision in a case of second marriage without permission. Muhammad Jamil, a resident of Peshawar, had remarried without getting his first wife’s permission, following which, the Peshawar High Court had ordered Jamil to pay the dower immediately.
He filed an appeal against the verdict in Supreme Court but the Apex Court dismissed his appeal and upheld the decision of Peshawar High Court, ordering the petitioner to immediately pay dower to his first wife.
The five-page decision was given by Justice Umar Ata Bandial and Justice Mazahir Ali Akbar, which said that second marriage requires the permission of either the first wife or the arbitration council. It said that violation of the second marriage law can lead to creation of many problems in society.