If 3 crore ration cards were cancelled, says Supreme Cour, serious issuet
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it was a “very serious” matter if the Centre has really cancelled around three crore ration cards, including those of tribals and the poor, solely because they could not be biometrically linked with Aadhaar.
A Table directed by Key Justice of India Sharad A. Bobde requested the Centre to respond to allegation produced in an application by Koili Devi, represented by senior promoter Colin Gonsalves, that this kind of cancellations acquired led to hunger deaths throughout the country.
“The insistence on Aadhar and biometric authentication had led to the cancellation of nearly four crore ration cards in the country according to the Union of India. The Union of India casually presents an explanation that these cancelled charge cards were definitely phon...