Adeel Ahmed Sheikh (Petitioner) VS Federation of Pakistan & others (Respondent)

ORDER SHEET

IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH AT KARACHI

C.P No.D-6230 of 2025 (Adeel Ahmed Shaikh v. The Federation of Pakistan and others) Date Order With Signature Of Judge

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

Date of hearing and order:- 10.02.2026 Mr. Afaq Ahmed, advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Abdul Samad Khan, advocate for NADRA.

Ms. Wajiha Mehdi, Assistant Attorney General.

ORDER

Adnan-ul-Karim Memon, J.- Petitioner Adeel Ahmed Shaikh has filed this petition under Article 199 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1973 seeking the following relief(s):- “a. Declare that the refusal by the Respondents to renew the CNIC of the Petitioner is illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory, mala fide, without lawful authority, and of no legal effect.

b. Direct the Respondents to immediately process and issue the renewed CNIC of the Petitioner without reference to the blocked status of his father's CNIC. c. Declare that the blocking of the CNIC of the Petitioner's father was unlawful for want of notice, inquiry, and due process.

d. Direct the Respondents to conduct an internal inquiry into the misconduct/negligence of officials responsible for the unlawful refusal. e. To direct the Banking Court No. III Karachi to adjudicate the matter i.e., Civil Suit No. 249 of 2010 and Civil Execution No. 38 of 2011, within 3 months as the court has been vacant since long.

f. Restrain the Respondents from imposing any future restriction on the Petitioner's CNIC on the basis of any alleged liability, proceedings, or administrative action related to any other individual, including his father.”

2.Learned counsel for the petitioner stated that CNIC of the petitioner has not yet been renewed on the plea that his father obtained loan, which is subjected before Banking Court-III Karachi, and his application is still pending and due to non-availability of Presiding Officer his father’s case has not been heard and decided only because of that impediment his CNIC has not been renewed.

3.Learned counsel for the NADRA submits that since the matter is pending in Execution Application No.38/2011, therefore, his CNIC cannot be renewed as per policy of the NADRA.

4.We are not convinced with this assertion and directed the NADRA to renew the CNIC of the petitioner within one week.

5.The petition is disposed of in the above terms.

JUDGE

Shahzad Soomro JUDGE