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Summary: Background: The petitioners challenged the custom of Swara/Vani in Kurram Agency (erstwhile FATA), which involves giving a female in marriage as a form of compensation to settle disputes. The petition argued that this custom is repugnant to the injunctions of Islam, unconstitutional, and violates principles of natural justice. Additionally, the petitioners challenged a decision by the Additional District Magistrate of Upper Kurram, Parachinar, which upheld a jirga's decision mandating the marriage of a female under this custom. ----Issues: 1- Whether the custom of Swara/Vani is repugnant to the injunctions of Islam and therefore should be declared null and void. 2- Whether the decision of the Additional District Magistrate, which validated the jirga's recommendation under Rewaj-e-Kurram, is against Islamic principles and should be set aside. ----Holding/Reasoning/Outcome: --Repugnancy to Islam: The court held that the custom of Swara/Vani, where females are given in marriage as a form of compensation to settle disputes, is un-Islamic. The court referenced Quranic verses and Ahadith to emphasize that no person should bear the burden of another's wrongdoing, and the practice of Swara/Vani violates this principle. The court highlighted that this custom, prevalent in various parts of Pakistan under different names, is not only un-Islamic but also unconstitutional and illegal. --Legal Status Post-25th Amendment: With the 25th Constitutional Amendment, FATA was merged into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, extending national and provincial laws to the area. This change in legal status led to the abrogation of the Frontier Crimes Regulations (FCR) and the application of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), including Section 310-A PPC, which explicitly criminalizes the practice of giving females in marriage as compensation. The court declared the practice of Swara/Vani as un-Islamic, unconstitutional, and illegal. The decision of the Additional District Magistrate, which validated the jirga's recommendation under Rewaj-e-Kurram, was set aside. The petition was disposed of accordingly, affirming the illegality of such customs under the new legal framework established by the 25th Constitutional Amendment. ----Citations/Precedents: Surah Al-Fatir, Ayah-18: "No bearer will bear the burden of any other person." Surah Al-Anaam, Ayah-164: "And every soul earns not [blame] except against itself, and no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another." Hadith (Sunnan Abu Daud): The Prophet (PBUH) emphasized that no person is accountable for the crime of another. Section 310-A, Pakistan Penal Code: Criminalizes the practice of giving females in marriage as a form of compensation (Swara/Vani). Constitution Petition No. 24 of 2012 and Civil Petition No. 773-P of 2018: Supreme Court ruling that no individual or group, under any name, can assume the jurisdiction of a civil or criminal court without lawful authority.

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