ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday made it obligatory for a man to acquire assent from his first spouse or a mediation board before wedding for the subsequent time.
In the event that a man precluded assent from his first spouse, he should quickly pay her the whole entirety of haq mehr, or dower, concurred upon the arrival of nikkah — whether or not it was to be paid promptly or not.
The law requiring authorization from the main spouse before a subsequent marriage was focused on society's reorganization, the court commented, including that its infringement may prompt numerous issues.
The zenith court's five-page request, written by Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi, came because of an intrigue against a choice by the Peshawar High Court (PHC), which had administered it obligatory for a man to promptly pay his first spouse the whole dower consented to should he decide on a subsequent marriage.
In endorsing the PHC's choice, the intrigue against it was consequently saved.
The Supreme Court requested applicant Muhammad Jameel — who had hitched without the assent of his first spouse — to quickly pay her the complete dower conceded to the day of his marriage.
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