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 […]
DR. MUHAMMAD ASLAM KHAKI VS. S.S.P, RAWALPINDI
KEY FACTS: Dr Mohammad Aslam Khaki, an Islamic scholar, filed a case on behalf of the transgender community. Khaki argued for legal recognition and equal treatment of transgender persons, under the Constitution of Pakistan. ISSUES: The Constitution of Pakistan recognises the right to equal treatment of all citizens. It allows public authorities to make provisions […]
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 […]