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| 1980 SLG 2058 1980 SLD 2058 = 1980 PLD 47 |
Shariat Appellate Bench
Shariat Bench Case No. 3 of 1979, decided on 1st October 1979.
Before Abdul Hakeem Khan, C. J., Muhammad Khurshid Khan and Karimullah Khan Durrnani, JJ
Mr. Mahfooz Khan, the learned counsel-for the petitioner and Mr. Inayat Elahi Khan, Advocate-General on the 8th and 9th of September 1979; Mr. Ghulam Mustafa, Advocate
Shariat Bench Case No. 3 of 1979, decided on 1st October 1979.
Before Abdul Hakeem Khan, C. J., Muhammad Khurshid Khan and Karimullah Khan Durrnani, JJ
Mr. Mahfooz Khan, the learned counsel-for the petitioner and Mr. Inayat Elahi Khan, Advocate-General on the 8th and 9th of September 1979; Mr. Ghulam Mustafa, Advocate
Mst. FARISHTA-Petitioner
VERSUS
THE FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN THROUGH MINISTRY OF LAW, ISLAMABAD-Respondent
Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973
Section: 4
Law: Muhammadan Law
Section: 4
JUDGMENT
ABDUL HAKEEM KHAN, C. J.-Mst. Farishta has moved this petition under Article 203-B of the Constitution for a declaration that section 4 of the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961 providing for inheritance of predeceased son or daughter, if any, living at the time the succession opens, is repugnant to the Injunction's of Islam.