Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973

Section: 199,204

Summary The petitioner invoked Article 199 of the Constitution seeking removal of his name from the blacklist/stop list maintained by the immigration authorities, claiming it was unlawfully restricting his right to travel and livelihood. He stated that he had already cleared the relevant legal issue abroad, but upon return to Pakistan he discovered his name was placed on the stop list without proper justification. The respondents informed the Court that his case was under consideration by the Review Committee. With consent of parties, the Court did not decide the…