Second Marriage without Consent Makes Husband Liable for Full Dower, LHC Rules

Dower must be paid immediately for marrying sans wife’s consent: LHC

• Verdict notes marriage remains legally intact as ‘mere assertion of oral talaq insufficient’• Justice Abid Chattha observes dowry claims must be determined strictly on evidence, not conjecture LAHORE: The Lahore High Cou­rt (LHC) has ordered a man to pay Rs1 million as deferred dower and monthly maintenance to his wife after holding that contracting another marriage without prior permission makes the entire dower immediately payable under the …

LHC orders Rs1m mehr if husband remarries without consent

The Lahore High Court has ruled that a husband must pay Rs1 million as mehr to his first wife if he contracts a second marriage without her consent. Justice Abid

Second marriage without consent makes husband liable for full dower, LHC rules

The Lahore High Court has ruled that a husband who contracts another marriage without the permission of his first wife is immediately liable to pay her full dower (haq mehr), along with maintenance and dowry-related payments, in a landmark decision aimed at protecting women’s financial rights and curbing arbitrary marriages. Justice Abid Hussain Chatha issued an eight-page verdict on a petition filed by Mehnaaz Saleem, modifying lower court ruli…

Husband obliged to pay first wife ‘Mahr’ after second marriage, rules LHC

The Lahore High Court has ruled that if a husband marries again without the consent of his first wife, he is obliged to immediately pay her the dower (mahr) amount. Justice Abid Hussain Chattha issued an eight-page written judgment on the petition filed by Ms. Mehnaz Saleem. The judgment says that in 2024, the Family Court had ordered the husband, during the iddat period, to pay Rs 15,000 for expenses, Rs 1 million as mahr in monthly installment…

LHC orders husband must pay Rs1m mehr for 2nd marriage

The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ruled that a husband who enters into a second marriage without the permission of his first wife is legally bound to pay her the dower (Mahr) amount immediately. In its judgment, the court ordered a husband, who married again without consent, to pay 1 million PKR (10 lakh) in dower to his first wife. The court further directed the husband to pay a monthly maintenance of 15,000 PKR until the divorce becomes effectiv…

Lahore High Court Orders Man to Pay Rs 10 Lakh Haq Mehr to First Wife for Remarrying Without Consent

The Lahore High Court has ruled that a husband must pay Rs 10 lakh in mehr to his first wife if he marries another woman without her consent. The decision was given by Justice Abid Hussain Chattha, who approved a petition filed by Mehnaz Saleem. She had asked the court for her unpaid mehr, monthly maintenance, and return of her dowry items. The court upheld the earlier decision of the trial court, confirming that the husband was legally responsi…