Relief in personam

Petitioner was aggrieved of distribution of monetary benefits only to widow of issueless deceased officer and not to all relatives entitled to inherit under Islamic Law

Validity

Declaration of policy of pension, gratuity and other privileges claimed by petitioner was relief in personam

Such relief was beyond the jurisdiction conferred upon Federal Shariat Court under Art. 203-D of the Constitution and could not be granted

Questions raised by petitioner had already been decided by Federal Shariat Court in its earlier judgments

Shariat petition was dismissed, in circumstances.

Petitioner failed to identify any law or rule to be against the Injunctions of Islam as laid down in the Holy Quran and the Sunnah

This was the constitutional requirement to invoke jurisdiction of Federal Shariat Court under Art. 203-D of the Constitution

Shariat Petition, without mentioning of any law or rule which was considered as against the Holy Quran and the Sunnah by petitioner, was not maintainable before Federal Shariat Court

Petitioner sought relief in personam which was altogether out of jurisdiction of Federal Shariat Court

Shariat petition was dismissed, in circumstances.

Petitioner assailed judgment of Division Bench of High Court passed in exercise of revisional jurisdiction on the plea to apply Islamic Justice System

Validity

Petitioner assailed relief in personam which was beyond the jurisdiction conferred upon Federal Shariat Court under Art. 203D of the Constitution and the same could not be granted

Federal Shariat Court declined to interfere in the matter

Petition was dismissed, in circumstances.

Petitioner failed to identify any law or rule to be against the Injunctions of Islam as laid down in the Holy Quran and the Sunnah

This was the constitutional requirement to invoke jurisdiction of Federal Shariat Court under Art. 203-D of the Constitution

Shariat Petition, without mentioning of any law or rule which was considered as against the Holy Quran and the Sunnah by petitioner, was not maintainable before Federal Shariat Court

Petitioner sought relief in personam which was altogether out of jurisdiction of Federal Shariat Court

Shariat petition was dismissed, in circumstances.

Grant of relief in personam is beyond the jurisdiction of the Federal Shariat Court and, therefore, cannot be granted.

Prayer of petitioner for relief in personam could not be granted as that was beyond the scope of jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Shariat Court under the provisions of Art. 203-D of the Constitution.