whether the applicant has more evidence to prove this point or not. In case of failure to obtain the
witness, the court must give the defendants the choice to ask for the plaintiff oath, applying the Sharia
well known rule (evidence shall be submitted by those who claim and the oath shall be directed to
those who deny the fact incase of lack of evidence.
Also with regard to the second point, pertaining to the opponents lack of sustaining the living
expenses of his daughter raised by the defense lawyer, the evidence has come short of proving this
point, as the court has to ask the applicants whether they have further witnesses or if they shall they
direct the oath to the opponent according to Shariah rule of evidence.
The third point expressed in the Supreme Court judgment is the one regarding the consummation of
marriage by the second and third applicant. The second applicant has stated that the consummation of
marriage took place on 29/ 9/202. This statement was confirmed by the testimony of the first witness
(the son of the opponent and the brother of the third applicant) on page 16 of the case record. It
proved by admission and enough evidence that the consummation took place on 29/6/2012 and that
the opponent filed the case on 29/9/2012 (before the expiration of one year from the date of
consummation). Consequently the opponent request to terminate the marriage did not lapse, as the
case is filled on time according to section 32 sub section 4 of the family law. It is worth noting that
the information disclosed in the court of appeal decision, that the third applicant gave birth to a female
child on 23/11/2013 as a result of her marriage to second applicant .The applicant did not object to
the birth certificate ( defense document ). In my opinion, this would not have any effect on the matter
and could not lead to denying the opponent right to claim termination of the marriage for the simple
reason that the marriage was consummated on 29/9/2012 while the child birth happened after that
date. His highness Ahmed Abd Almageed in his Book (The Family Law 1991) part one page 146 has
elaborated on the fact of, the legislator clearly expressing that the right of the guardian to invalidate
the marriage is not an everlasting right. That right would lapse in two cases; the first one is when the
wife becomes pregnant and the second is when the wife gives birth. However, this lapse of time is
always subject to the time of filing the guardian claim for invalidation before the expiration of one
year from the date of marriage on 29/6/2012. It was certainly proved before us that the opponent has
filed the case of invalidating the marriage before the lapse of one year from that date. Therefore, I
concur to the Court of Appeal decision cancelling the First Instance Court decision, dismiss this
objection summarily and refer the case papers to the Court of First Instance to follow the directive of
this court and the Court of Appeal and pass the order if it sees fit and just.
Fadiyah Ahmed Abd Agadir
Supreme Court Magistrate
17/1/2016
Mustfa Hamd Abdalrahman
Supreme Court Magistrate
9/2/2016
Altyb Abdalgafoor Abdalwahab
Supreme Court Magistrate
20/3/2016
Final ordet
Summary dismissal of the objection application
Altyb Abdalgafoor Abdalwahab
Supreme Court Magistrate
Circuit President
20/3/2016