DAD MUHAMMAD vs NATIONAL DATABASE and REGISTRATION AUTHORITY through Director General NADRA Provincial Headquarter Zarghoon Road, Quetta — 2025 CLC 253 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

Case information

Citation: 2025 CLC 253 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Court: Balochistan High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: CLC
Parties: DAD MUHAMMAD vs NATIONAL DATABASE and REGISTRATION AUTHORITY through Director General NADRA Provincial Headquarter Zarghoon Road, Quetta
Subject matter: Civil
Provisions referred to: S. 47---N; National Database Registration Authority Ordinance (VIII of 2000)

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Judgment text as reported

DAD MUHAMMAD VS NATIONAL DATABASE and REGISTRATION AUTHORITY through Director General NADRA Provincial Headquarter Zarghoon Road, Quetta. Ss. 42 & 54---National Database Registration Authority Ordinance (VIII of 2000), S. 47---Notification No.8/37/20)6-NADRA, dated 19-04-2017---Suit for declaration and injunction---Nationality---Determination---Non-issuance of Computerized National Identity Cards (CNIC)---Petitioners/plaintiffs claimed to be Pakistani nationals and were aggrieved of non-issuance of CNICs---Validity---Petitioners/plaintiffs had been recorded as owners of immovable properties situated in district Quetta since their forefathers i.e. of year 1965-1966---Petitioners/plaintiffs produced documents prior to year 1979, thus they bonafidely proved to be citizens of Pakistan---Petitioners/plaintiffs were entitled to issuance of CNICs in their favour on the basis of Notification No.8/37/20)6-NADRA, dated 19-04-2017---Fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution would be rendered meaningless if a person was stripped of citizenship---This had a devastating impact on human lives---Person once registered as a citizen could not be deprived of citizenship otherwise than as was provided under law---High Court set aside judgment and decree passed by Lower Appellate Court and upheld that of Trial Court---Revision was allowed accordingly.

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