FATIMA vs NATIONAL DATABASE AND REGISTRATION AUTHORITY S — 2022 PLD 73 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

Case information

Citation: 2022 PLD 73 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Court: Balochistan High Court
Year: 2022
Reporter: PLD
Parties: FATIMA vs NATIONAL DATABASE AND REGISTRATION AUTHORITY S
Subject matter: Civil
Provisions referred to: S. 10---N; Registration Authority Ordinance

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Judgment text as reported

FATIMA VS NATIONAL DATABASE AND REGISTRATION AUTHORITY S. 10---National Identity Card---Blockage of National Identity Card (CNIC)---Opportunity of hearing---Burden of proof---Scope---Plaintiff obtained manual national identity card and thereafter, obtained CNIC (Computerized National Identity Card) from NADRA (National Database Registration Authority)---On expiry of CNIC, the plaintiff approached the Authority for renewal, which was refused on the ground that her CNIC had been blocked---Record reflected that the plaintiff was duly registered by the Authority under the National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance, 2000 and after fulfilling all legal requirements the Authority had issued CNIC to the plaintiff---Plaintiff was admittedly a citizen by birth as such she was automatically a citizen of Pakistan---Burden of proof was on the Authority to prove that the plaintiff was not a citizen of Pakistan---Mere verbal assertion was no ground to deprive a person from his/her fundamental rights---Right guaranteed by the Constitution could not be taken away by notification---Authority had blocked CNIC of the plaintiff without any notice---Authority had acted arbitrarily and in a capricious manner---Authority had failed to discharge its burden regarding blockage of CNIC---Revision petition was accepted and the suit was decreed.

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