BHARAT BHUSHAN THAPAR Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Facts of the present case as narrated in the writ petition are as follows:-

(2.) Shri Anurag Khanna, Senior Advocate assisted by Shri Himadari Batra, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that although respondent nos. 4 and 5 have already died, still the, Aadhaar Cards were fraudulently prepared/upgraded in the name of the respondent nos. 4 and 5 in order to execute a sale deed. Learned Senior Counsel further submitted that the petitioner has approached the Aadhaar Authority to give details of the abovementioned two Aadhaar Cards, however, Aadhaar Authority have refused to supply the same as being barred by Section 33 Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (hereinafter referred as Aadhaar Act). Learned Senior Counsel has also relied upon certain informations received from Election Commission of India regarding voter identity card of respondent nos.4 and 5.

(3.) Learned Senior counsel further submitted that prior to the amendment in the Aadhaar Act, word "District Judge" was mentioned in Section 33 of the Aadhaar Act which is now substituted by "Judge of High Court", therefore, the petitioner has no other remedy to file the present writ petition before this Court in order to seek direction from this Court for calling the records of these Aadhaar Cards from the Aadhaar Authority in order to ascertain the correct fact.