Top court hears “Saas-bahu” fight over 10-tola gold
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of Pakistan heard a singular case involving a female petitioner who had a disagreement with her former daughter-in-law regarding ten troy ounces of gold.
A woman named Sabeeha Khanam filed a lawsuit before the highest court challenging the high court’s decision to give her former daughter-in-law 10 troy ounces of gold.
The case was heard by a three-person bench led by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa.
Judge Isa questioned Zulfiqar Naqvi, the petitioner’s attorney, about the specifics of the two women’s family dispute. In response, the attorney informed the court that the dispute concerned the gold’s custody and involved a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
The chief justice questioned her daughter-in-law’s divorce status and her Haq-e-Mehr, which is a required gift or payment given by the husband to the bride at the time of marriage.
In response to the bench’s question, the woman’s attorney stated that she had been divorced, had three children, and that her alimony was only Rs 2,000.
The top justice spoke on the issue with awarding a woman with three children ten tolas of gold.
Khanam’s appeal to reverse the high court’s decision was later denied by the supreme court.
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