Section 202
Interim order as to maintenance
of Syariah Civil Procedure Ordinance, 2001
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Subject to the Islamic Family Law Ordinance, 2001
[Cap. 43], if the Court is satisfied, on the application of any party entitled to maintenance in any cause or matter, that the circumstances require an interim order for maintenance to be made against the person liable under Islamic Law to pay maintenance, the Court may make such an order which shall have immediate effect and shall continue to be until the Court has made a decision on the cause or matter.
(2)
Where the application referred to in subsection (1) is in respect of an interim order for the maintenance of a child, the Court shall not make such an order unless it is satisfied that the father or the person liable under Islamic Law for the maintenance of the child has the capability to pay for the maintenance applied for.