Lahore: Lahore High Court (LHC) while announcing an important decision with reference to payment of Haq mehr has maintained if time of paying mehr is not mentioned in Nikkah nama then it will have to be paid on wife demand.

As per media report, the court while accepting plea of woman petitioner on payment of mehr has nullified the trial court decision for not paying haq mehr to wife.

Justice Abid Hussain Chatha of LHC issued 6-page written decision on the petition of Fatima Bibi.

It has been said in the decision the petitioner has filed claim for recovery of Nan nafqa, dowry and 5 tola gold as mehr from her husband.

As per decision family court ordered to pay monthly expenses of Rs 5000 and haq mehr and rejected the dowry claim.

Both the respondents challenged family court decision in trial court. Trial court maintained payment of monthly expenses. The court ordered to pay some dowry or Rs 2.50 lac. The court dismissed haq mehr claim.

The petitioner resorted to LHC against trial court decision.

It has been said in the decision that as per the petitioner wrong decision was given about mehr and her right has been denied .

The court maintained if marriage is not abolished between wife and husband even then wife is entitled to haq mehr. Trial court gave wrong decision in the matter of mehr.

LHC restored family court decision again.

The court maintained that petition is accepted partly.