Mst. Nayyab Abbas v. Additional District Judge, etc.

Lahore High Court

CONCLUSION: i) Adoption is permissible under Islamic law, but must be justified by compelling circumstances. ii) Real parents hold a preferential custody right unless overridden by the minor’s welfare in exceptional cases. iii) Biological parentage, especially the mother’s right to hizanat, pr

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