The provisions of Section 7 of the Ordinance have remained controversial

Larger Bench of Hon’ble Supreme Court titled as “Mst. Kaneez Fatima v. Wali Muhammad and another” (PLD 1993 Supreme Court 901), has held as under:-

“The provisions of Section 7 of the Ordinance have remained controversial from the very beginning and there are conflicting views in general about it. In view of the Constitutional restraints the Courts cannot give any verdict on the conflicting claims challenging or justifying the provisions of Section 7 of the Ordinance. However, keeping in view the facts of each case the applicability and interpretation of Section 7 has to be construed in that light.”

Part of Judgment of
Lahore High Court
Writ Petition-Family-Maintenance
27820-13
2017 LHC 2268