Manzil v. Mihilar and Others – sllr 2002 volume 2 page 069

In the case between Manzil (Plaintiff/Petitioner, Medical Practitioner) and Mihilar & Others (Defendant/Respondents, including the respondent spouse and parties to a Kaikuli recovery dispute), the court addressed whether orders of the Quazi and the Board of Quazis should be quashed via certiorari due to procedural irregularities, breaches of statutory provisions under the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (including sections 37, 47), and violations of natural justice. It was held that the Quazi’s inquiry was fundamentally flawed, rendering the orders a nullity, and a writ of certiorari was warranted. This decision reaffirmed the principle that strict compliance with statutory procedures and natural justice is mandatory in matrimonial disputes under the Act. The court relied on statutory mand