Legal Principle & Question Decided

Ruling Summary: This decision was rendered by the Sindh High Court, officially reported as 2025 SHC 763. In this matter between Const. P. 4390/2025 (D.B.) Sindh High Court, Karachi - Muhammad Jalal (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. 4390/2025 (D.B.) Sindh High Court, Karachi CITATION: 2026 SHC KHI 763 PARTIES: Muhammad Jalal (Petitioner) ORDER DATE: 31-MAR-26 BENCH: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Adnan-ul-Karim Memon(Author), Hon'ble Mr. Justice Zulfiqar Ali Sangi A.F.R: Yes ------------------------------------------------------------ ORDER SHEET IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH, KARACHI. C.P No. D-4390 of 2025 (Muhammad Jalal v Federation of Pakistan & others) ____________________________________________________________ Dated Order with signature of Judge. ____________________________________________________________

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

Date of hearing and order:-31.03.2026. Mr. Usman Farooq, Advocate for the Petitioner. Ms. Wajiha M. Mehdi, Assistant Attorney General. Mr. Abdul Samad, Counsel for NADRA. ---------------

O R D E R Adnan-ul-Karim Memon, J Petitioner Muhammad Jalal has fil ed this Constitutional Petition under Article 199 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, seeking renewal/reissuance of his CNIC, which has been digitally impounded by NADRA based on matching the NARA record and related discrepancies in his family tree and place of birth record. It appears from the record that the Petitioner’s case has been marked as a complex case and referred to DLC East Karachi by NADRA Headquarters for decision in accordance with policy; however, the Petitioner ha d not approached the said forum. Learned counsel for the Petitioner, however, submits that the Petitioner is now ready and willing to appear before the concerned forum/Regional Verification Board for re-analysis of his case and for passing a speaking order. In view of the above, with the consent of the parties present in court, this petition is disposed of with the direction to the Petitioner to appear before DLC East Karachi/Regional Verification Board along with all original documents within two weeks. The concerned authority shall decide the case of the Petitioner strictly in accordance with law and applicable policy, and pass a speaking order after providing an opportunity of hearing to the Petitioner, preferably within a period of four weeks thereafter. JUDGE

JUDGE

Jamil

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