MIAN AASIA VS. FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN

KEY FACTS:  Mian Aasia’s Computerized National Identification Card (CNIC) had expired. Their application for a new CNIC was rejected because they had filled out their guru’s name in the place allocated for their biological father’s name. Mian Aasia challenged this decision before the Lahore High Court. ISSUES AND DECISION:  Mian Aasia argued that the CNIC card should […]

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SWEETY VS. GENERAL PUBLIC

KEY FACTS: This case dealt with the question of succession for “eunuchs” (sic) who are part of the Guru-Chela system. Sweety, a guru, filed a case in the lower courts to claim the property of her chela, Rajia, who had died. In this case, the lower court held that the mode of succession was governed by The […]

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