Federal Shariat Court Decided 16 December 2004

NazeerAhmned Vs State

Case: Sh.P.No.1/I of 1997
Judge: Ch.IjazYousuf,Cj,DrFida Muhammad Khan And Saeed Ur RehmanFarrukh,Jj
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Law challenged: S.1(3) of the Zakat And Ushr Ordinance 1980 Result: Petition dismissed

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P L D 2005 Federal Shariat Court 1

Present: Ch. Ejaz Yousaf, C.J., Dr. Fida Muhammad Khan and Saeed-ur-Rehman Farrukh, JJ

NAZIR AHMED ---Petitioner

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THE STATE---Respondent

Shariat Petition No. 1/I of 1997, decided on 16th December, 2004.

Zakat and Ushr Ordinance (XVIII of 1980)---

----S. 1(3), proviso---Deducation of Zakat---Exemption from---Proviso to subsection (3) of S.1 of Zakat and Ushr Ordinance, 1980 did not make any distinction between followers of five recognized Fiqhas, namely Fiqh Hanfi; Fiqh Shafai; Fiqh Maliki; Fiqh Hambali and Fiqh-e-Jafariyah--Exemption from deduction of Zakat, in circumstance could validly be claimed by followers of any of said five Fiqhas.

Miss Farzana Asar s case PLD 1999 SC 476 ref.

Petitioner in person.

Sarder Abdul Majeed Khan, Standing Counsel for Federal Government.

Muhammad Shoaib for A.G., Sindh.

Muhammad Sharif Janjua for A.G. N.W.F.P.

M. Yousaf Butt, Accounts Officer for M/O Religious Affairs.

Date of hearing: 16th December, 2004.

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