Supreme Court Blocks Khula Without Wife’s Explicit Consent
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The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ruled that khula should not be granted without the wife’s explicit and informed consent, particularly when valuable financial rights such as unpaid dower are at stake.
In a case involving Selab Akhtar from Peshawar, Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan, representing a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Yahya Afridi, overturned the concurrent findings of lower courts dissolving her marriage through khula and denying full dower rights. The ruling emphasizes respect for consent in marital decisions.
The court’s decision underlines a crucial principle that financial considerations should not override personal choice, especially when it comes to matters as significant as divorce proceedings involving unpaid debts and maintenance obligations.