'Transgender' Wife: Bizarre Case Lands in Apex Court
In a strange case of marriage annulment, payment of “mehr” and demand for alimony, the Supreme Court of Pakistan issued a notice to a transgender person who was married off as a woman.
Muhammad Shafi in his appeal before the apex court stated that he married Rani Anjum but on his wedding night he found to his utter shock that his wife was a transgender person. He told the apex court that on this shocking discovery he filed a case for annulment of the so-called marriage in a family court. However, the family court in an interim judgment directed the ‘husband’ to pay alimony of Rs.15000 per month to his “ex-wife.” The man later challenged the family court’s order in the Lahore High Court which also rejected his plea compelling him to move the apex court.
Shafi took the plea that under the Pakistani Law transgender cannot be his wife and as such how the question of alimony or “mehr” could arise. He asserted that the family court’s order directing him to bear expenses of Rani Anjum is not in line with the law.
The apex court has put off the hearing till next month while issuing a notice to Rani Anjum to appear in court at the next hearing.
Interesting,
What shall be the outcome
If the person is not illegal on this earth how can it be illegal for the poor soul to marry a person of your choice .......... we should not that much clever ....................
Marriage is between the Two Souls .............. Lets not look for the excuses ...........
I assume that Transgenders are accepted , but marriage to a or between transgenders is illegal ..
Perhaps acchabaccha can clarify..
Brit, but this is in Pakistan? Is trans allowed there? Just asking...
MM: The fault is that she/he didn't disclose this info to the tobe husband prior to marriage
I use to support Rani Mukherjee, but she got married with someone else....:(
Wat to do yani
My question is what is fault of this Rani Anjum ......... ? ....
We come to this world as & how we are sent by the Almighty ............... ........... I support Rani ............ whole heartedly ....................
Muad, You are discussing a zoo but the topic is about a marriage ..................... Put your new comments please .......
muad the same goes for an Indian and an African Parrot ! :)
It is sometimes difficult to tell the difference between an Indian or African elephant
The fact that the Lahore High court rejected is plea is confusing - As a layman , it seems that that he was not told the whole truth prior to the marriage and so the marriage should be annuled .
Zafirah: Rizks tells me that , he once visited Bangkok , and it is difficult to tell them apart , since they have bumpy bits in all the right places :O(
how come he didn't noticed that his soon to be wife is a trans?
Surely the marriage can be annulled , since it has not been consumated .....
OR did he ?