Women Harassment Act: Why a Favourable Order Could Not Save Her Job
A woman files a workplace harassment complaint. While that complaint is pending, she faces a charge sheet, a show-cause notice […]
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Legal Topics section covers public legal awareness articles on inheritance law, family law, khula, divorce, women harassment, property law, land revenue law, gift and hiba cases, power of attorney fraud, tax law, and corporate law in Pakistan.
Power of Attorney Misuse: Supreme Court Shields a Woman’s Property
A trusted legal document became the centre of a painful family dispute. Mst. Farhat Iqbal had inherited land from her
Notary Public Warning: Unsigned Documents Can Be Invalid
A seal can look official. A stamp can make an ordinary family believe that a document is final. But when
Christian Inheritance Law in Pakistan: Can Sons Exclude Daughters from Their Father’s Property?
A father dies, leaving agricultural land for his children. When the inheritance record is prepared, the sons appear as heirs,
Daughters Inheritance Rights in Pakistan: How 3 Sisters Defeated an Unjust Custom
A daughter may remain away from family land for decades, but silence, family pressure, or an old revenue entry does
Hiba Law in Pakistan: Can a 71-Year-Old Gift Mutation Erase a Woman’s Inheritance?
A single revenue entry can affect a family for generations. In this Supreme Court case, a deceased landowner’s widow and
Paternity Test in Pakistan: Can a Father Deny His Child Through DNA?
A DNA test may appear to be a simple scientific procedure, but in a family dispute, it can affect a
Property Sales: 7 Shocking Lessons from a Power of Attorney Dispute
A property owner may sign a General Power of Attorney because managing land, visiting revenue offices and dealing with buyers
Grounds for Khula in Pakistan: Can a Wife Keep Her Haq Mehr?
A woman may seek Khula because she simply cannot continue the marriage, but sometimes she enters the Family Court after
Proof of Legal Heirs in Pakistan: Missing Name, Lost Inheritance?
Can a person lose inheritance merely because their name is missing from an old pedigree table? This troubling question reached