Court orders daily hearing of Meera’s case

Family judge rejects three applications filed by actress

LAHORE: A family court, rejecting four different applications, ordered day-to-day hearings in a jactitation of marriage suit which had been filed nine years ago by film actress Meera. She sought an order to restrain her self-proclaimed husband from calling her his wife.

In the court’s order, the film star was held responsible for keeping her own case lingering by submitting irrelevant applications. The judge warned her that such conduct was already causing delays in the dispensation of justice.

Family judge Babar Nadeem rejected three applications filed by Meera. In her first application, the actress sought exemption from attending court proceedings as it was dangerous for her to visit courts, being a celebrity.



In the second application, Meera requested the court to form a commission to record her statement at home. In the third, she requested that her statements be recoded through video link as she could not visit the courts.

The judge also rejected a fourth application filed by Meera’s self-proclaimed husband Attiqueur Rehman. He asked that the film star be restrained from contracting a marriage with anyone till a final decision on her suit of jactitation of marriage.

However, the judge clearly mentioned in his order that records revealed that the case was still in its initial stages despite the passage of several years. It was also made clear in the order that the case would be decided by December 30.



Meanwhile, the judge also summoned the record of the union council by November 16. The counsels of both parties put the onus of the lingering nature of the case on other. They alleged matters were delayed due to irrelevant applications filed by the other, while ignoring the main suit.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 16^th, 2017.