Legal Principle & Question Decided

Ruling Summary: This decision was rendered by the Sindh High Court, officially reported as 2025 SHC 373. In this matter between Const. P. 5015/2025 (D.B.) Sindh High Court, Karachi - Kiran Chanzeb & another (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. 5015/2025 (D.B.) Sindh High Court, Karachi CITATION: 2026 SHC KHI 373 PARTIES: Kiran Chanzeb & another (Petitioner) ORDER DATE: 18-FEB-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 AT KARACHI

CP.No.D-5015 of 2025 (Mst. Kiran Chanzeb and another v Federation of of Pakistan & others)

Date Order with signature of Judge Before:- Mr. Justice Adnan-ul-Karim Memon Mr. Justice Zulfiqar Ali Sangi Date of hearing and order: 18.02.2026

Mr. Shoaib Ahmed, Advocate for the petitioners. Ms. Wajiha Mehdi, DAG. Mr. Abdul Samad Khan, Advocate for NADRA. ------------------------------------------

O R D E R Adnan-ul-Karim Memon, J. The petition ers, namely Mst. Kiran Chanzeb/Petitioner No.1 and Sameer Khan/ Petitioner No.2/minor son, have filed the instant Constitutional Petition under Article 199 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, seeking issuance of a Juvenile Card to Petitioner No.2 bearing Tracking ID No. 103725011388. 3. As per NADRA record, the petitioner has mentioned her deceased spouse , Chanzaib Khan, CNIC No. 42201 -6928182-1, whose marital s tatus is shown as unmarried, whereas the petitioner claimed that she got married to the deceased in 2014. However, the petiti oner is required to update the m arital status of her spouse as married through manu al updation via NFC Portal by visiting Zonal Office Awami Markaz Shahra e Faisal Karachi. 4. The aforesaid factum was confronted with learned counsel for the petitioners , who submitted that they had previously visited the said office , but a Juvenile Card could not be issued due to a lethargic attitude on the part of NADRA.

5. However, after arguing the matter at some length, both parties agreed for disposal of this petition in terms that the petitioner s shall appear before the NFC Portal by visiting Zonal Office Awami Markaz Shahra -e-Faisal Karachi and upon such approach the respondent/NADRA shall process their case for the issuance of Juvenile Card, without fail as the issuance of a Juvenile Card to Petitioner No.2 has been declined on account of discrepa ncy in the NADRA record of the deceased father, namely Chanzaib Khan, whose marital status is recorded as “unmarried”, whereas Petitioner No.1 asserts that their marriage was solemnized in the year 2014. The said inconsistency constitutes a foundational factual defect in the official record maintained by the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), which directly impedes the processing of the Juveni le Card of the minor petitioner, which needs to be rectified forthwith.

6. Accordingly, the petition stands disposed of with directions to the petitioners to approach the competent /concerned NADRA office for correction of the marital status of the deceased spouse, and the respondent Authority is also directed to process the case of the minor petitione r for issuance of Juvenile Card expeditiously and without creating any bottlenecks. J U D G E J U D G E

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