Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani chaired a meeting of the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (LJCP) on Saturday at the Supreme Court Branch Registry in Lahore.
The commission approved a law reform proposal by the addition of a new section, 9-A, in the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961 and recommended that a parent who is unable to maintain himself shall be entitled to claim maintenance from his children.
The commission also approved a law reform proposal regarding amendment in Section 9 of the Muslim Family Law Ordinance, 1961 and recommended that the said section may also provide for annual increase of the amount of maintenance. The commission also approved law reform proposals regarding amendments to Rule 4 of the Dowry and Bridal Gifts (Restriction) Rules, 1976 to the effect that parties would have the option to attach the list of dowry articles, presents and gifts with the marriage certificate.
The commission also approved law reform proposals regarding amendments to section 91 and 92 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 and recommended that suits in respect of public nuisance and public charities may be brought by two or more persons with the leave of the court in addition to being brought by the advocate general.
The commission approved the law reforms proposal regarding amendment to section 46 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 and recommended addition of new sub section,4, to the effect that a police officer or other person making arrest shall not use any means which may cause death of, or grievous bodily injury to the person being arrested unless there is probable cause to believe that the person to be arrested poses an imminent threat of causing death or grievously bodily injury either to the police officer, the person making arrest or any other person making arrest.
The commission approved the law reform proposal by addition of new section 54-A in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 and recommended that every person, upon arrest, by police officer, shall be informed of the grounds of his arrest.
The commission also approved the law reform proposals by amending the Fatal Accident Act, 1855 and recommended that suits under the said law shall be brought for the benefit of the legal heirs of the deceased, same may be awarded with interim compensation and the cases under the said law shall be decided within a period of six months.
