Muslim Family Laws Ordinance of 1961 . Act provedsome- restrict facilities 1or women. The husband must give no icc o talaq to tlw wife through proper channel for breakdown of marriage. 

must take permission of the wife before a second • marriage. 

Polygamy IS curtailed by this Ordinance. This law is available to 

Muslims only, though polygamy is a concern for other 

communities also. Any dispute under the Muslim Family Law 

ordinance, 1961 will be solved by the arbitration council. No 

man, during the subsistence of an existing marriage, shall, except 

with the previous permission in writing of the Arbitration 

Council, contract another marriage, nor shall any such marriage 

contracted without such permission be registered. The details 

are being discussed in the below. 

Arbitration Council 

"Arbitration Council" means a body consisting of the Chairman 

and a representative of each of the parties to a matter dealt _with 

this Ordinance. Provided that where any party fails to nominate 

a representative within the prescribed time,