A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court asking the court to declare the notification requiring mandatory enrollment to Aadhar for accessing subsidised foodgrains under the National Food Security Act as unconstitutional. Moved by Delhi Rozi-Roti Adhikar Abhiyan, the petition claims that there have been widespread violations in the implementation of the NFSA including ration shops being shut during working hours, denial of access to food grain and other key resources and lack of implementation of necessary grievance redressal and accountability mechanisms.
Therefore, the petition seeks direction to be issued to the Delhi Government to ensure that people are not denied access to foodgrains and other resources at the time of such crisis. This is significant to alleviate the struggle of hundreds of people who have been pushed to hunger and unemployment due to the ongoing lockdown. Redress System (including a State Food Commission, social audits) as envisaged under Sections 14, 15,16 and 28 of the National Food Security Act, 2013 in order to ensure that no one goes hungry for want of food and its denial on any technical ground.
— source livelaw.in | 23 Apr 2020