N. Rinas vs M.N. Nasrina – CA LA/04/19-2022

In the case between M.N. Nasrina and N. Rinas, the court addressed whether an appeal is maintainable from an *Order nisi* issued by a Quazi under the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act, No. 13 of 1951 (as amended), and whether subsequent administrative transfer of the proceeding by the Judicial Service Commission affects the validity of the original proceedings and orders. It was held that no appeal lies from an interim *Order nisi*; such orders are not considered final under the statutory framework, and the appropriate recourse is to revisit the original Quazi. The findings established that the statutory scheme restricts appeals to final orders only, and administrative transfers post-order do not retroactively undermine duly made orders. Reliance was placed on the interpretation of the Fourt