How to Change Your name, father name & Date Of Birth in NADRA record

 

How to Change Your name, father name & Date Of Birth in NADRA record

This article is a guide for the citizens about changing records in NADRA and how to correct or change name, father and date of birth in the CNIC and Birth certificate. The procedure is the same in order to block CNIC.

Procedure at NADRA Office

The citizens approach the NADRA office to change the name, father name or date of birth and asked to bring an affidavit swearing that the original date of birth in the NADRA record is wrongly entered. Even then NADRA refuses to correct the name, father name or date of birth and will tell you to get a court declaration decree. That’s why don’t waste your time and file a suit to correct the date of birth in CNIC NADRA.

 

It is the fundamental right of every Pakistani citizen to have a CNIC with exact information. Incorrect name, father name or date of birth in NADRA CNIC causes many problems in getting a job and university admissions. If NADRA has entered the wrong  name, father name or date of birth while issuing NADRA CNIC, you definitely need to change because it will cause many problems. 

If your name, father name or date of Birth on CNIC is wrong, feel free to contact me at +92-323-3400018 or leave a comment for help.

Problem

Most of the time when you apply for NADRA CNIC, they inadvertently mention the wrong name, father name or date of birth. That where the problem arises. Another scenario is where your father’s name is wrongly entered. You have to approach the civil court and get a declaration decree for the correction of record in NADRA.

Documents Required to Change/correction of name, father name or Date of Birth

 While filing a suit of declaration to correct name, father name or  date of birth in NADRA CNIC you must have the following documents in your possession.

1. Birth Certificate of NADRA

2. Matriculation Degree

3. CNIC/FRC

4. Father’s CNIC (in case father name change needed)

5. Union council birth registration certificate 

Time Limitation to file Suit of Declaration

name, father name or date of birth change procedure falls under the category of declaratory suits.  The limitation of filing a suit of declaration is six years by the provisions of the following laws;

1. Section 42 of The Specific Relief Act, 1877

2. Article 120 of The Limitation Act,1908.

Suit of Declaration

The right procedure is that you need to file a plaint in civil court. This plant contains all the facts that when you come to knowledge about incorrect name, father name, and date of birth. The date in union council birth certificate, NADRA B.Form, and matriculation degree. You have to attach these documents in order to strengthen your claim. The procedure is the same in order to change your name or father’s name in NADRA CNIC.

 

Court Procedure of serving notices

When you will submit your case in court, they will issue summons to NADRA to appear on the next date and submit their written statement.

On the next date when counsel from NADRA appears before the court and submit a reply. The court will again give you the next date on which NADRA counsel will examine and cross-examine the plaintiff.

Evidence in the Court

At the time of cross-examination, you must have all your documents with you.

When the cross-examined is over the court will pronounce its judgment. The court will also give direction to the NADRA authority to change the name, father name or date of birth of the plaintiff.

Court Order to change of name, father name or Date of Birth in NADRA

The court procedure takes up to 3 or 4 months and you will get the Court Order of changing the NADRA record.

 Delay in filing declaration suit and crossing limitation as per Article 120-Limitation Act-1908, The Court may decline your case.