The Supreme Court has upheld a Sindh High Court ruling that validated the withdrawal of a divorce notice issued by a wife acting under delegated powers, reiterating that no form of talaq—whether pronounced by a husband or exercised through delegation—attains legal effect until the mandatory 90-day period under Section 7 of the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961, has lapsed.

A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Yahya Afridi dismissed the appeal filed by Muhammad Hassan Sultan, who had challenged two orders issued by the Union/Arbitration Council in Karachi. The controversy stemmed from a notice of divorce issued by his wife on July 3, 2023, which she withdrew on August 10—well within the statutory timeline—prompting the Council chairman to close the proceedings the following day.

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