MUHAMMAD JEHANGIR ARSHAD, J.---Mst. Sughran Bibi present in Court submits through her counsel that she being sui juris Muslim girl has contracted marriage with Zakir Hussain' with her free-will and consent but as the said marriage has been contracted without the approval of her relatives, hence the respondent No,2 at their behest is causing harassment and interference in peaceful enjoyment of her matrimonial life.
2. Petitioner who is sui juris Muslim girl has contracted marriage with her freewill and consent and as such she has not violated any., principle of Muslim Law. The Honourable Supreme Court of Pakistan rendered in the case "Hafiz Abdul Waheed v. Mrs. Asma Jehangir and another" PLD 2004 SC 219 has held in unequivocal terms that a sui juris Muslim girl has a right to decide to whom she is to marry and reside. In this view of the matter, the respondent No,2 is directed to remain within his lawful authority and not cause any harassment to the petitioner or her husband.
3. Before parting with this order, I would like to point out that in the Nikah Nama (Annex-B), Haq-ul- Mehr was fixed as Rs,20,000 only, which to me was not sufficient, keeping in view the socioeconomic situation of the country. Therefore, I asked Zakir Hussain whether he was willing to enhance the amount of Haq-ul-Mehr to Rs, 1,00,000, to which he readily agreed and in acknowledgement thereof he has submitted a written agreement (Mark-A), signed by me which shall form part of this file. The office is directed to send an attested copy of Mark-A to the Secretary Union Council concerned who shall paste the same on the relevant Register and in Column No, 13 of the Nikah Nama the entry regarding Haq-ul-Mehr shall now be read as Rs, 1,00,000 payable on demand.
4. This writ petition is disposed of in view of above directions.