Legal Principle & Question Decided

Ruling Summary: This decision was rendered by the Sindh High Court, officially reported as 2025 SHC 141. In this matter between Const. P. 3935/2025 (D.B.) Sindh High Court, Karachi - Waheed (Petitioner) and the Respondent, the court adjudicated key questions of statutory construction, procedural regularity, and legal precedent under Pakistani law.

Core Holding: The honorable bench evaluated governing statutory provisions and judicial authorities to establish the rights of the parties, delivering the binding reasoning set out below.

Full Judgment Text & Judicial Ruling

COURT: Sindh High Court CASE NO: Const. P. 3935/2025 (D.B.) Sindh High Court, Karachi CITATION: 2026 SHC KHI 141 PARTIES: Waheed (Petitioner) ORDER DATE: 26-JAN-26 BENCH: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Adnan-ul-Karim Memon(Author), Hon'ble Mr. Justice Zulfiqar Ali Sangi A.F.R: Yes ------------------------------------------------------------ 1

ORDER SHEET IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH, KARACHI

Constitutional Petition No. D-3935 of 2025 (Waheed versus Station House Officer & others)

Date Order with signature of Judge

Mr. Justice Adnan-ul-Karim Memon Mr. Justice Zulfiqar Ali Sangi

For hearing of main case

26.1.2026

Mr. Jamroz Khan Afridi advocate for the petitioner Ms. Mehreen Ibrahim, DAG Mr. Abdus Samad Khan, Law Officer, NADRA ---------------------

ORDER Adnan-ul-Karim Memon, J. Petitioner Waheed has filed this Constitutional Petition under Article 199 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973 seeking following relief(s):_ 1. To declare that the respondents unlawfully blocked the CNIC and passport of the petitioner and to direct them to immediately unblock the same.

2. To direct the respondents to return or hand over all documents seized from the petitioner by Respondent No. 1.

3. To declare that the actions of the respondents, including the arrest of the petitioner by Respondent No. 1 and the seizure of his documents, were illegal and amounted to contempt of court.

4. To direct the respondents to pay Rs.500,000/ - to the petitioner as compensation for his monetary loss.

5. To pass an order directing that legal action be taken against the respondents in accordance with the law.

6. To grant any other relief or reliefs which this Honorable Court may deem fit and proper under the circumstances.

2. Learned counsel for NADRA has submitted that, according to NADRA’s impounding records, the petitioner’s CNIC No.42401-8178645-1 has already been restored and cleared as per HQ Minute Sheet No. Nadra/hq Ops/rev -12/i&p 18- 12732a dated 06.01.2023, in accordance with the orders previously passed by this Court. In light of the above, he has requested disposal of the petition. 3. Learned coun sel for the petitioner has expressed satisfaction with this statement and also seeks disposal of the petition in terms of the statement dated 26.01.2026.

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4. On the previous date of hearing, the officer from FIA also attended and submitted that the inquiry regarding the travel restriction imposed on the petitioner has been concluded, and there is currently no impediment to the return of his passport. 5. In view of the foregoing, with the consent of the parties present in Court this petition is disposed of accordingly.

JUDGE

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