HC seeks Aadhaar info in selection case
23.01.2022
New Delhi: Delhi High Court has directed Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to provide information relating to over 400 people who were allegedly issued fake Aadhaar cards for enrolment for Civil Defence training in the national capital.
Justice Chandra Dhari Singh recently allowed the petition filed by the Delhi government seeking direction to UIDAI to disclose information on the Aadhaar card holders sought by an investigation agency for probe of a case.
The case was lodged by the anticorruption branch for the alleged offences of criminal conspiracy under the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act. “This court is inclined to allow the instant petition. The respondent (UIDAI) is hereby directed to provide all relevant information, qua the persons named in annexure… of the petition, as required for the purposes of investigation as per the provisions of the Aadhaar Act. The investigation agency is also directed to investigate the matter, upon receiving the requested information, with due regard to the provisions of the statute,” the court noted in its order.
The ACB said it received a complaint from Vijender Gupta stating that the manner of recruitment of marshals for DTC buses was illegal. It was further alleged that the recruitment process was manipulated and the district magistrate had issued fake certificates, certifying as Delhi residents for making Aadhaar cards, to over 400 people from his home state Rajasthan and had compelled them to pay Rs 2 lakh per head. On the basis of the complaint, an FIR was lodged in January 2020.
The prosecutor submitted before the court that the then district magistrate had committed criminal misconduct by abusing official position as public servant with an ulterior motive to give benefit to ineligible people, and in total, around 450 candidates with fake Aadhaar cards had enrolled for training in Civil Defence.
The counsel for UIDAI submitted that the authority has no objection in sharing the information being sought, to the extent and in a manner as permissible under the provisions of the Aadhaar Act, on being directed by this court.
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