PIL on compulsory Aadhaar in schools quashed by HC
- • Jun 28, 2016 | Age Correspondent | Mumbai
The Bombay high court on Monday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking the quashing of a 2015 Government Resolution (GR) making it mandatory for children in the state to submit their Aadhaar card while securing school admission. The court rejected the petition, observing that the purpose of the GR is to ensure that every child in the state is enrolled for education.
The division bench of Justices Abhay Oka and Amjad Sayyad rejected the PIL challenging the GR issued on April 21, 2015 by which every child while securing admission in any school in the state has to submit a copy of his or her Aadhaar card.
An activist had filed this PIL contending that not every child in the state would be in a position to procure an Aadhaar card.
The petitioner had further argued that the GR was contrary to the order passed by the Supreme Court last year saying submission of Aadhaar card should not be made compulsory by any state government.
As per the GR, the Aadhaar card number of the child should be linked with the registration number that is maintained by the school.
“We do not find the need to entertain this petition at this stage,” observed the bench, while dismissing the PIL.
The high court observed that the object of the GR is to ensure that every child in the state gets enrolled for education. The bench further said that the GR specifies that regular drives to be conducted to provide Aadhaar cards to children.