{"id":101659,"date":"2026-02-21T12:41:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T07:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=101659"},"modified":"2026-02-21T12:41:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T07:41:48","slug":"blocking-cnic-supreme-court-ruling-declares-practice-illegal-and-protects-citizens-fundamental-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/news\/blocking-cnic-supreme-court-ruling-declares-practice-illegal-and-protects-citizens-fundamental-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Blocking CNIC Supreme Court ruling declares practice illegal and protects citizens\u2019 fundamental rights"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Blocking CNIC Supreme Court ruling<\/strong> has declared that blocking a citizen\u2019s Computerised National Identity Card to enforce a court order is illegal. The Supreme Court said this action violates the fundamental right to life guaranteed by the Constitution.<\/p>\n

The decision was announced by Justice Muneeb Akhtar in a three-page written judgment. The court clearly stated that a CNIC is a basic necessity for every citizen in Pakistan.<\/p>\n

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CNIC is essential for daily life, says Supreme Court<\/h2>\n

In the Blocking CNIC Supreme Court ruling<\/strong>, the court explained that a CNIC is not a luxury. It is required for daily activities like banking, employment, travel, and accessing public services.<\/p>\n

The judgment also raised an important question. It asked whether courts would also order disconnection of electricity and water connections for money recovery. This highlighted the seriousness of such actions.<\/p>\n

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No legal provision allows CNIC blocking<\/h2>\n

The Blocking CNIC Supreme Court ruling<\/strong> confirmed that there is no provision in Section 51 of the Code of Civil Procedure that allows courts to block CNICs.<\/p>\n

The Supreme Court said that without clear legal authority, courts cannot order the blocking of identity cards. This makes such actions unlawful.<\/p>\n

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Case started from property dispute in 2016<\/h2>\n

This case began in 2016 after a trial court issued a decree in a property dispute. The petitioner was ordered to deposit a specific amount but failed to pay.<\/p>\n

As a result, the trial court ordered the blocking of his CNIC<\/a>. Later, the Sindh High Court upheld this decision. However, the Supreme Court overturned both decisions in the Blocking CNIC Supreme Court ruling<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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PHC amendment not applicable in Sindh<\/h2>\n

The Supreme Court also clarified another important legal point. It said an amendment made by the Peshawar High Court does not apply in Sindh province.<\/p>\n

This clarification was part of the Blocking CNIC Supreme Court ruling<\/strong>, strengthening the legal position of citizens.<\/p>\n

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Supreme Court protects citizens\u2019 fundamental rights<\/h2>\n

The Blocking CNIC Supreme Court ruling<\/strong> is an important decision for protecting citizens\u2019 rights. It confirms that identity cards cannot be blocked to force payment or enforce court decrees.<\/p>\n

The ruling ensures that basic rights and dignity of citizens remain protected under the law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Blocking CNIC Supreme Court ruling has declared that blocking a citizen\u2019s Computerised National Identity Card to enforce a court order is illegal. The Supreme Court said this action violates the fundamental right to life guaranteed by the Constitution. The decision was announced by Justice Muneeb Akhtar in a three-page written judgment. The court clearly […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":101661,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[36186,36188,36192,36189,36191,36190,36187],"class_list":["post-101659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-blocking-cnic-supreme-court-ruling","tag-cnic-blocking-illegal-pakistan","tag-cnic-fundamental-rights-pakistan","tag-nadra-cnic-law","tag-pakistan-supreme-court-judgment","tag-sindh-high-court-cnic-case","tag-supreme-court-cnic-decision"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101659"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101659\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101662,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101659\/revisions\/101662"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}