The Bombay high court on October 29 issued an order stating that Aadhaar is not mandatory for the identification of beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) but is only one of the criteria under the law, Bar and Bench has reported.
The order came after residents in the tribal areas of Thane approached the court complaining that the authorities have denied them food grains as their Aadhar cards were not linked to the RCMS portal, says the report.
As per the report, a two judge-bench comprised of Justices P.B. Varle and Madhav Jamdar highlighted the validity of ration cards under the NFSA and categorically stated that mandatory imposition of Aadhaar was in clear violation of the Union government’s notification issued on February 8, 2017.
The court noted, “This notification clearly states that for identification of the beneficiary, Aadhaar Card is one of the criteria and the perusal of notification
— source thewire.in | 03/Nov/2021