In absence of valid receipts of purchase of said articles, suit could not have been decreed

In the case reported as “Muhammad Habib v. Mst. Safia Bibi and others”(2008 SCMR 1584), it has been observed by apex court as under:- 

“Contention of the husband was that no such list of dowry articles was prepared at the time of marriage, same was fabricated subsequently and in absence of valid receipts of purchase of said articles, suit could not have been decreed and that Appellate Court was not legally justified to modify the decree passed by the Family Court and enhance the amount---Validity----List of articles revealed that those were ordinarily given to a bride at the time of her marriage---No illegality or irregularity had been pointed out in the concurrent findings of fact recorded by the two courts below and upheld by the High Court assigning cogent and sound reasons calling for interference by Supreme Court---Impugned order did not suffer from any legal discrepancy nor any substantial question of public importance was involved in the petition against such order---Leave to appeal was declined by the Supreme Court.” 

Part Of Judgment
Lahore High Court
Writ Petition-Family-Dower
8446-14
2017 LHC 579