The Supreme Court of Pakistan has recently issued a landmark ruling that emphasizes the necessity for explicit and informed consent from a wife before granting her divorce on grounds of cruelty, especially when valuable financial rights like unpaid dower are at stake. Delivered by Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan in an appeal concerning Selab Akhtar’s case against Peshawar High Court ruling that dissolved the marriage through khula without consent and denied her full dower.
Supreme Court Rules Against Khula Without Wife’s Explicit Consent
Supreme Court insists on wife's explicit consent before granting divorce.
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