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Mst ASIA SHEHZADI vs GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB S — 2022 YLR 1458 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2022 YLR 1458 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2022
Reporter
YLR
Parties
Mst ASIA SHEHZADI vs GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB S
Subject matter
Constitutional
Provisions referred to
S. 17---C

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Judgment text as reported

Mst ASIA SHEHZADI VS GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB S. 17---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199---Certificate of domicile---Temporary residence--- Permanent residence--- Scope--- Petitioner assailed cancellation of her domicile certificate, which was cancelled on the ground that she was not resident of the Chak (village) rather was residing in another district---Validity---Nexus of the petitioner was not denied with the Chak rather it was only stated that she was living in another district---Documents attached by the petitioner with the petition proved that she was permanent resident of the Chak---(Computerized National Identity Card) (CNIC) of the petitioner and her other blood relatives showed her permanent address as the Chak---No doubt that temporary address was also mentioned on the CNICs and other documents but it could not be presumed that they were living there permanently---Brother of the petitioner who was also denied the issuance of domicile certificate for the reason that the petitioner's domicile was cancelled had also filed a constitutional petition---Documents produced by petitioner's brother showed that his permanent address was of the Chak and he was residing with his mother, brothers and sisters in the Chak, he also had agricultural land in the Chak---Petitioner was living along with her mother, brothers and sisters and their permanent address was of the Chak, therefore, that created right in favour of the petitioners to be entitled to get domicile certificate of the Chak---Constitutional petitions were allowed, in circumstances.

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