Case Details

Citation(s)
2016 SLG 1036 2016 SLD 1036 2016 PLD 393
Lahore High Court
Writ Petition No. 855 of 2014, heard on 26th February, 2014. Date of hearing: 26th February, 2014.
AYESHA A. MALIK, J
Nadeem Ahmad Sheikh for Petitioner. Jamil Khan, Law Officer for NADRA.

KAINAT AKHTAR

VS

REGIONAL HEADQUARTER NADRA and 2 others

Law:

Section:

(a) National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance (VIII 2000)-- ----S. 9---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199---Constitutional petition---Issuance of Computerized National Identity Card---Scope---Adopted child---Contention of respondent-NADRA was that petitioner was adopted child and she did not have a mother or father---Validity---Guardianship certificate had been issued in favour of petitioner by the court of competent jurisdiction---Petitioner had provided the name of her guardian and no contradiction existed in her documents---Every citizen in or out of Pakistan who had attained the age of eighteen years should get himself registered and a parent or guardian of every citizen who had not attained such age should not later than one month after birth of such citizen get such citizen registered in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance---National Identity Card was a document for identification of a citizen---Issuance of National Identity Card would mean that the information contained therein was valid and correct--- Application form issued by the NADRA had contemplated the category of guardian and same also inquired the relationship with the family head to be explained---Petitioner was entitled to registration with the NADRA and for issuance of her Computerized National Identity Card---Constitutional petition was accepted and respondents were directed to issue Computerized National Identity Card to the petitioner forthwith. Muhammad Salah-ud-Din v. NADRA PLD 2012 Lah. 378 ref. (b) National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance (VIII 2000)-- ----Preamble---Object---National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance, 2000, was promulgated to facilitate the registration of all the persons and for establishment and maintenance of database, data warehouses, networking, interfacing of databases and related facilities---Purpose of Ordinance and Authority was to register persons and classes thereof including citizens. JUDGMENT AYESHA A. MALIK, J.--Through this petition, the Petitioner seeks a direction to the Respondent NADRA for issuance of her computerized National Identity Card (CNIC). 2. The case of the Petitioner is that she is a…
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