| Citation(s) |
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| 2026 SLG 903 2026 SLD 903 |
Peshawar High Court
W.P. No. 1267-A/2021
Presented By: SYED MUDASSER AMEER JUDGE
Present: Malik Asif Ali, Advocate, for petitioner. Haji Sabir Hussain Tanoli & Hafiz Iftikhar Ahmed, Advocate, for respondents. Date of hearing: 02.04.2026
W.P. No. 1267-A/2021
Presented By: SYED MUDASSER AMEER JUDGE
Present: Malik Asif Ali, Advocate, for petitioner. Haji Sabir Hussain Tanoli & Hafiz Iftikhar Ahmed, Advocate, for respondents. Date of hearing: 02.04.2026
Muhammad Naeem Haider etc. ---- (Petitioners) V/S Mst. Shazia Riaz & others. ---- (Respondents)
Law:
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Tag Line
Nominee in insurance/takaful policy is only a trustee — proceeds form part of estate and must be distributed among legal heirs according to inheritance law.
Summary
The dispute concerned whether insurance/takaful policy proceeds, for which the widow was nominated, formed part of the deceased’s estate or belonged exclusively to the nominee.
The lower courts had revoked the succession certificate on the assumption that nomination confers ownership upon the nominee.