The question (6 marks)
N, a Sunni Muslim, married R in 2018 under a kabin-nama fixing dower of Rs 6,00,000 without saying which part was prompt and which deferred. Before the marriage was consummated R refused to live with N until the prompt portion was paid; N sued for restitution of conjugal rights. N died in 2024 with the dower still unpaid, and R, who was then in lawful possession of his house, refuses to give it up to his heirs and proposes to sell it. Advise R on her rights. (6 marks)
MU Module I (1.3), mehr; pack ch. 01 nikah-kinds-iddat-and-mehr.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 1 · Sources, Schools, Marriage and Mehr under Muslim Law of Family Law I (Muslim, Parsi and Christian Law; Indian Succession Act).
Authorities you will need
- Masthan Sahib v Assan Bibi (Madras, Full Bench)
- Nasra Begam v Rizwan Ali (Allahabad
- Anis Begum v Muhammad Istafa Wali Khan (Allahabad
- Maina Bibi v Vakil Ahmad (Privy Council
- Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act
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