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Acknowledgement of paternity has no force in Muslim Law when marriage is disproved – held in the case of

Habibur Rahman v Altaf Ali establishes that acknowledgement cannot establish legitimacy when the asserted marriage has been disproved. Acknowledgement may support a…

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Acknowledgement of paternity has no force in Muslim Law when marriage is disproved – held in the case of

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Habibur Rahman v Altaf Ali establishes that acknowledgement cannot establish legitimacy when the asserted marriage has been disproved. Acknowledgement may support a presumption of lawful parentage where marriage is possible and uncertain, but it cannot overcome proof that no marriage existed.

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