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Supreme Court defines ownership rights over bride’s jewellery, wedding gifts
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- Add ARY News on Google AAResize ISLAMABAD, June 29: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ruled that jewellery given to a bride at her wedding is her exclusive and personal property, and no one else can claim it.
- Pakistan’s apex court said a husband, mother-in-law, father-in-law or any other in-laws have no legal right over a bride’s jewellery.
- Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi headed the three-member bench that delivered the verdict.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize ISLAMABAD, June 29: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ruled that jewellery given to a bride at her wedding is her exclusive and personal property, and no one else can claim it.
Pakistan’s apex court said a husband, mother-in-law, father-in-law or any other in-laws have no legal right over a bride’s jewellery. Gold or other items given to the bride by parents, relatives or friends will also be treated as her sole property.
Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi headed the three-member bench that delivered the verdict. Justices Naeem Akhtar Afghan and Shakeel Ahmed were also on the bench.
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