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Summary: (a) West Pakistan Family Courts Act (XXXV of 1964) ----S. 7(2), Proviso---Additional evidence at a belated stage---Discretion of Family Court---Petitioner filed an application to submit additional documents regarding maintenance payments during proceedings for recovery of past maintenance and enhancement filed by respondents---Family Court rejected the application on the ground that the Act does not allow admission of evidence not appended with the written statement---Held, the proviso to S. 7(2) of the Family Courts Act empowers the court to allow additional evidence at any stage if deemed expedient in the interest of justice---Discretion under this proviso applies equally to both plaintiffs and defendants. (b) Constitutional Jurisdiction ----Art. 199---Writ of certiorari---Interference in interlocutory orders---High Court may examine interlocutory orders in constitutional jurisdiction when no alternate remedy is available, particularly where such orders affect the substantive outcome of proceedings or render them futile. (c) Relevance of Additional Evidence ----Assessment of relevance---Family Court failed to assess the relevance of the additional evidence sought to be submitted by the petitioner and instead dismissed the application solely on procedural grounds---Held, dismissal without considering the relevance of the evidence to the matter in controversy constitutes an error. (d) Fair Trial ----Opportunity to produce relevant evidence---The denial of the opportunity to present additional evidence without proper consideration of its relevance undermines the right to a fair trial---Courts are required to balance procedural rules with substantive justice to ensure equitable adjudication. Disposition: Petition allowed; impugned order dated 21-5-2014 set aside; matter remanded to the Family Court for a fresh decision on the application for additional evidence after giving both parties an opportunity to be heard.

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