24/11/2022
فیملی مقدمات میں اگر مدعا علیہ کا جواب دعوی داخل کرنے کا حق ختم بھی کیوں نہ کردیا جائے اسکے باوجود بھی مدعا علیہ مدعیان کے گواہان پر جرح کرسکتا ھے اور دعوی مدعیان کی تردید میں اپنی شہادت بھی پیش کر سکتا ھے
No doubt, there is no specific provision under the Family Courts Act, 1964 (Act) to strike off the right of defence of defendant for failure to file written statement, however, for the orderly dispensation of justice under the Act, in the case of contumacious default of defendant to file written statement, the Family Court will be well within its authority to make an order in the nature of Order VIII Rule 10 CPC.
Further, from the relevant case law it is not difficult to deduce that in absence of written statement, the defendant can still cross-examine the witnesses, lead evidence to disprove the facts averred in the plaint and also take part in the final arguments.
Family
13531/22
Raja Ibadat Sajjad Khan Vs Shehnaz Kousar etc Mr. Justice Abid Aziz Sheikh
21-11-2022
2022 LHC 7759
