Following the assurance, a three-judge bench led by Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry yesterday disposed of a suo moto case it had taken up on problems faced by married Hindu women in obtaining CNICs. In the absence of any law to register Hindu marriages, women are unable to provide proof of their marriage and have been denied the identity cards.

The legal director of the National Database and Registration Authority, which issues the identity cards, told the court that a meeting of the NADRA Board Authority to be held soon would consider a proposal for amending regulations governing the issuance of CNICs to members of the Hindu community.