MFLO 1961 § 9 — Maintenance

Statutory text (English)

(1) If any husband fails to maintain his wife adequately, or where there are
more wives than one, fails to maintain them equitably, the wife, or all or any of the wives, may in
addition to seeking, any other legal remedy available apply to the Chairman who shall constitute an
Arbitration Council to determine the matter, and the Arbitration Council may issue a certificate
specifying the amount which shall be paid as maintenance by the husband.

(2) A husband or wife may, in the prescribed manner, within the prescribed period, and on
payment of the prescribed fee, prefer an application for revision of the certificate,2[to the Collector]
concerned and his decision shall be final and shall not be called in question in any Court.

(3) Any amount payable under sub-section

(1) or

(2), if not paid in due time, shall be recoverable
as arrears of land revenue.

Source and verification

Source citation: Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961 (Ord. VIII of 1961) s.9: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE MUSLIM FAMILY LAWS ORDINANCE, 1961' (Ord. No. VIII of 1961), p. 5, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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