Link Aadhaar with voter ID to check election fraud: PIL
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:06.10.2018
The Madras high court on Friday ordered notice to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and the Centre on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking to link Aadhaar with electoral rolls and voter identification card to curb electoral malpractices.
A division bench of Justice S Manikumar and Justice P T Asha suo motu impleaded the UIDAI and the Centre in the matter and directed them to file their responses in two weeks before posting the plea to October 29.
When the plea moved by M L Ravi, president of Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi, came up for hearing, counsel for the Election Commission of India (ECI) Nirajan Rajagopalan submitted that the ECI had no objection to linking the Aadhaar with voter ID but said that the latest Supreme Court judgment in connection with Aadhaar should be taken into consideration. “Further we have to consider the expenses that are going to be incurred for the same,” he added.
According to the petitioner, the ECI prepares electoral rolls after a manual doorto-door check that could lead to many errors.
Further, to correct such errors, it seeks the support of all political parties and further errors are made and paves the way for corrupt practices. Even in the December 2017 RK Nagar byelection, there was confusion about the voters list due to allegations of malpractices in addition and deletion of voters, he said, adding that the ECI should initiate the process of linking Aadhar with voter ID to avoid the possibility of repeat, multiple, illegal, invalid, and false voters on the list.
The petitioner wanted the court to direct the ECI to do so before the coming general election.
On September 27, the Supreme Court upheld the validity of the Aadhaar Act, terming it a beneficial legislation, but weeded out provisions which had the potential for misuse.
It held that Aadhaar would no longer be mandatory for opening bank accounts, buying mobile phone SIM cards, getting school admissions, or for appearing in boards exams or common entrance tests.
The high court issued notice to UIDAI and the Centre and directed them to file their responses in two weeks before posting the plea to October 29
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:06.10.2018
The Madras high court on Friday ordered notice to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and the Centre on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking to link Aadhaar with electoral rolls and voter identification card to curb electoral malpractices.
A division bench of Justice S Manikumar and Justice P T Asha suo motu impleaded the UIDAI and the Centre in the matter and directed them to file their responses in two weeks before posting the plea to October 29.
When the plea moved by M L Ravi, president of Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi, came up for hearing, counsel for the Election Commission of India (ECI) Nirajan Rajagopalan submitted that the ECI had no objection to linking the Aadhaar with voter ID but said that the latest Supreme Court judgment in connection with Aadhaar should be taken into consideration. “Further we have to consider the expenses that are going to be incurred for the same,” he added.
According to the petitioner, the ECI prepares electoral rolls after a manual doorto-door check that could lead to many errors.
Further, to correct such errors, it seeks the support of all political parties and further errors are made and paves the way for corrupt practices. Even in the December 2017 RK Nagar byelection, there was confusion about the voters list due to allegations of malpractices in addition and deletion of voters, he said, adding that the ECI should initiate the process of linking Aadhar with voter ID to avoid the possibility of repeat, multiple, illegal, invalid, and false voters on the list.
The petitioner wanted the court to direct the ECI to do so before the coming general election.
On September 27, the Supreme Court upheld the validity of the Aadhaar Act, terming it a beneficial legislation, but weeded out provisions which had the potential for misuse.
It held that Aadhaar would no longer be mandatory for opening bank accounts, buying mobile phone SIM cards, getting school admissions, or for appearing in boards exams or common entrance tests.
The high court issued notice to UIDAI and the Centre and directed them to file their responses in two weeks before posting the plea to October 29
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