Marriage can be dissolved on a woman's initiative on grounds of shiqaq even if cruelty is not proven: SC
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that a marriage could be dissolved on grounds of shiqaq (marital discord) under a residuary provision of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939 even when cruelty was not proven. The residuary provision of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 2(ix), explains the grounds on which a woman can obtain a decree for the dissolution of her…
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