ENACTMENT NO. 5 OF 1956 ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAW OF THE RELIGION OF ISLAM ENACTMENT 1956
PART VI - MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE
Section 120. Consent required.
A marriage unless it is a marriage by a Wali Majbir shall be void and shall not be registered under the provisions of this Enactment unless both parties to the marriage have consented thereto, and either-
(a) the wali of the woman to be married has consented thereto in accordance with the Law of the Religion of Islam, or
(b) the Kathi having jurisdiction in the place where the woman to be married resides or any person generally or specially authorised thereto by him has, after due enquiry in the presence of all parties concerned, granted his consent thereto as wali raja in accordance with the Law of the Religion of Islam: such consent may be given whenever there is no wali available to act, or where the wali has refused his consent without sufficient reasons.