Only a civil court which can adjudicate upon the paternity of minor

8. The learned District Judge, Gujrat has exceeded his jurisdiction because he can only exercise jurisdiction vested under Family Courts Act, 1964. The learned Judge Family Court as well as the court of learned District Judge is not a court of civil jurisdiction as understood in Code of Civil Procedure. It is only a civil court which can adjudicate upon the paternity of minor. Reference may be made upon a case reported as “Mst. Aziz Begum v. Faiz Muhammad” (PLD 1965 (WP) Lahore 399).

Part of Judgment : 
IN THE LAHORE HIGH COURT LAHORE
WP- Family Law
24836-14
2015 LHC 6511

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