The Islamabad High Court dismissed the constitutional petition regarding the return of haq mahr after divorce.

The Islamabad High Court has upheld the order of the Family Court to return more than Rs.

Islamabad High Court Justice Shah Rukh Arjamand wrote in the judgment that the marriage certificate mentioned the payment of dowry in the form of gold ornaments, but 7 tolas of gold was not mentioned.

The judgment further said that the admission of receipt of gold ornaments does not prove their weight, the claim of 7 tola gold being given as dowry was not proved by solid evidence.

The judgment also held that finding no legal error in the lower courts’ decisions, the constitutional petition was not an alternative appellate forum for re-examination of the evidence.

The petitioner had taken the position of returning 7 tolas of gold or its current market value.