Solitary statement of wife was sufficient to prove the claim of dowry articles-

In this regard, it has been laid down in the case reported as “Mst. Shakeela Bibi v. Muhammad Israr and others”(2012 MLD 756) as under:-

“Solitary statement of wife was sufficient to prove the claim of dowry articles---Contention of husband that wife, while making claim for dowry articles, was required to prove the case in terms of the requirements of Qanun-e-Shahadat Order, 1984 was not only misconceived but was also besides the mandate of law as envisaged in S. 17(1) of the West Pakistan Family Courts Act, 1964----Section 17 of the West Pakistan Family Courts Act, 1964 was a special law and provisions of Qanun-e-Shahadat Order, 1984 were excluded through said section ---- Was not possible for any bride/wife in the society to keep the record of purchase receipts, prepare the list of dowry articles and obtain signatures from the husband’s side---Mothers start collecting, purchasing, and preserving articles for their daughters from when they start growing up and there was a tradition that the in-laws of any wife were extended esteem and respect and it was considered an insult to prepare the dowry list for the purposes of obtaining signatures from them.---Constitutional petition allowed, in circumstances.”


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