Overview
- A petition filed by Mufti Muhammad Aslam through lawyer Mudassar Chaudhry asks the Federal Shariat Court to declare parts of the Punjab Child Marriage Restraint Ordinance 2026 invalid.
- The challenge targets named provisions, including Sections 2(C), 2(D) and 3, and asks the court to suspend the ordinance while the case is decided.
- The petitioner argues the law’s rule that makes marriage under 18 a criminal, non‑bailable offence conflicts with the Constitution and runs against Shariah principles.
- The petition names the Governor of Punjab and relevant provincial officials as respondents and requests formal relief from the Federal Shariat Court.
- If the court accepts the challenge it could pause implementation of the new age and criminalization rules and shape how provincial child‑protection laws are reviewed against Islamic injunctions.