'Divorced daughter entitled to pension'

SC declares pension a legal right for divorced daughters

SC judge calls for review of ‘patriarchal’ pension laws

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has called for a review of pension regulations, which it said were “built on patriarchal assumptions” and perpetuate stereotypes about women. The remarks came from Justice Ayesha A. Malik , who was a member of the two-judge bench alongside Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, which decided the Sindh government’s appeal against a Feb 27 decision of the Sindh High Court (SHC) Circuit Bench Larkana. The case was brought by Sora…

Supreme Court rules divorced daughters entitled to pension

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has declared that divorced daughters are entitled to their deceased father’s pension, striking down a Sindh government circular that denied such rights. The ruling, issued by Justice Ayesha Malik, emphasized that denying pension to a divorced daughter based on her marital status is unconstitutional and discriminatory. The court’s 10-page judgment, which dismissed the Sindh government’s appeal, stated that…

'Divorced daughter entitled to pension'

The Supreme Court has struck down a Sindh government circular that denied pension entitlement to a daughter who was divorced after the death of her pensioner father. "We find that the circular, which imposes restrictions unsupported by the Act or the Rules, is void ab initio, unconstitutional, and of no legal effect. The timing of the pensioner's death cannot lawfully be used to extinguish a surviving daughter's right to claim pension," reads th…

SC upholds divorced daughter’s right to father's pension, rejects Sindh appeal

Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) on Wednesday rejected the Sindh government’s appeal against the receipt of the father’s pension by his divorced daughter and ruled that it is the right of the woman to receive the pension of her father. The apex court judge, Justice Ayesha Malik, in her 10-page order declared the Sindh government’s discriminatory circular, 2022 ‘null and void’, and said that the pension was not a favour but was a constitutional and…

Supreme Court Rules Divorced Daughters Can Claim Deceased Father's Pension

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has made a landmark decision giving divorced daughters the right to receive a family pension. This decision cancels out a previous Sindh government order that stopped daughters from claiming a pension if they got divorced after their father, the pensioner, had passed away. Justice Ayesha Malik wrote a detailed verdict explaining why this order was unfair and went against the Constitution. She pointed out that the ru…