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Judgments on s.18, National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance 2000
Pakistani court judgments that consider s.18, National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance 2000, summarised in plain English, newest first. Each gives the issue, what the court held and what it means in practice, and is reviewed by an advocate.
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A judgment debtor’s CNIC cannot be blocked to enforce a maintenance decree
Nasir Ali Ranjha v. Addl. District Judge, etc.
Issue: Can an executing court order NADRA to block a judgment debtor's CNIC under section 51(e) CPC to force payment of a family…
Held: No. A CNIC proves a person's identity and cannot be taken away without due process, and section 51(e) CPC cannot be read to permit blocking it in execution, following the Supreme Court's order of 18 February 2026 in Agha Abid…
Art. 199, Constitution of Pakistan 1973s.18, National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance 2000s.51, Code of Civil Procedure 1908