JUDGMENT AGAINST NADRA TO ISSUE CNIC TO ADOPTED CHILD

JUDGMENT AGAINST NADRA TO ISSUE CNIC TO
ADOPTED CHILD

(a) National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance (VIII 2000)--
----S. 9---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199---Constitutional petition---Issuance of Computerized National
Identity Card---Scope---Adopted child---Contention of respondent-NADRA was that petitioner was adopted
child and she did not have a mother or father---Validity---Guardianship certificate had been issued in favour of
petitioner by the court of competent jurisdiction---Petitioner had provided the name of her guardian and no
contradiction existed in her documents---Every citizen in or out of Pakistan who had attained the age of
eighteen years should get himself registered and a parent or guardian of every citizen who had not attained such
age should not later than one month after birth of such citizen get such citizen registered in accordance with the
provisions of the Ordinance---National Identity Card was a document for identification of a citizen---Issuance
of National Identity Card would mean that the information contained therein was valid and correct---
Application form issued by the NADRA had contemplated the category of guardian and same also inquired the
relationship with the family head to be explained---Petitioner was entitled to registration with the NADRA and
for issuance of her Computerized National Identity Card---Constitutional petition was accepted and respondents
were directed to issue Computerized National Identity Card to the petitioner forthwith.
Muhammad Salah-ud-Din v. NADRA PLD 2012 Lah. 378 ref.
(b) National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance (VIII 2000)--
----Preamble---Object---National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance, 2000, was promulgated to
facilitate the registration of all the persons and for establishment and maintenance of database, data warehouses,
networking, interfacing of databases and related facilities---Purpose of Ordinance and Authority was to register
persons and classes thereof including citizens......
PLD 2016 Lahore 393

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