# Shohar faut ho gaya. Mehr kaun dega?

> It did not end. Deferred mehr falls due on the husband's death, and the Limitation Act gives the widow 3 years from the death to claim it (Articles 103 and 104). A Lahore High Court case shows what happens when she waits six years.

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- Published by FAI Legal on 2026-11-14

## 3 years. From the death.

The Limitation Act sets one clock for mehr.

> "Deferred mehr: three years from when the marriage is dissolved by death or divorce. Prompt mehr: three years from demand and refusal, or, if never demanded in the marriage, from its dissolution by death or divorce." (Limitation Act 1908 · First Schedule)

## A real case: six years late.

Lahore High Court, W.P. 56215 of 2019, 23 Jun 2023.

- **The claim** A widow sued for her mehr.
- **The gap** About six years after her husband died.
- **The ruling** Barred by time under Articles 103 and 104.

## When is deferred mehr due?

Lahore High Court, W.P. 11679 of 2012.

- **Date fixed** Payable after that time.
- **No date fixed** Payable on the husband's death or the end of the marriage.

## Prompt mehr never asked for?

Article 103 has two starting points.

- **Asked and refused** The 3 years run from the refusal.
- **Never asked** The 3 years run from the death or divorce.

## Divorced? Clock starts when she knows.

Lahore High Court, W.P. 18004 of 2001, 25 Nov 2004.

- **The husband** Said he divorced her years earlier.
- **The wife** Was not there and was not told.
- **The ruling** Time ran from when the divorce came to her notice. Her suit was in time.

## Quick quiz. Still in time?

Guess first, then swipe.

- **A. Yes, mehr never expires**
- **B. No, past 3 years**
- **C. Only if the family agrees**

## Answer: B. Over 4 years.

Her 3 years ended in March 2025.

- **The lesson** Do not wait for the family to decide.
- **Where** A suit for mehr goes to the Family Court.

## Myth or fact?

What widows are often told.

- **Myth: Mehr ends when the husband dies.**
- **Fact: Deferred mehr falls due on his death. She has 3 years to claim it.**

## Your slip to keep.

Forward it to the family group.

- **Due** Deferred mehr: on death or divorce, if no date was fixed.
- **Clock** 3 years from the death or divorce.
- **Refused** Prompt mehr: 3 years from the refusal.
- **Court** The Family Court.

## Your mehr still unpaid?

Ask FAI for the law and the cases.

- **My husband died two years ago. Can I still claim my mehr?**
- **My in-laws say mehr ends at death. Is that true?**

## Sources

- Limitation Act 1908 · First Schedule: Articles 103 and 104

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