GHANSHYAM AGRAWAL S/O SH. BHANWAR LAL AGRAWAL v. UNION OF INDIA
CW/5434/2025 · 2025-05-23
Anand Sharma V J, Inderjeet Singh
Public Interest Litigationbody2025
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[2025:RJ-JP:21817-DB] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR D.B. Civil Writ Petition (PIL) No. 5434/2025 Ghanshyam Agrawal S/o Sh. Bhanwar Lal Agrawal, aged about 35 Years, resident of-C3/SF/9, Sintex Affordable Housing, VTC: Narsinghpura, Po- Mukundpura, District-Jaipur (Rajasthan). ----Petitioner Versus
1. Union of India, through Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Head Quarter at Electronics Niketan, 6 Lodhi Road, CGO Complex, Pragati Vihar, New Delhi.
2. Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), through CEO, Head Quarter at Bangla Sahib Road, behind Kali Mandir, Gole Market, New Delhi.
3. Nodal Officer, State Aadhaar Portal Rajasthan, at IT Building, Yojana Bhawan Campus, Tilak Marg, C-Scheme, Jaipur-302005. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Kawal Singh Loha For Respondent(s) : Mr. R.D. Rastogi, Additional Solicitor General, with Mr. Devesh Yadav, Mr. Chinmay Sharma & Mr. Samaksh HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE INDERJEET SINGH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANAND SHARMA Order 23/05/2025 This Writ Petition (PIL) has been filed by the petitioner with the following prayer:-
“It is therefore, most humbly prayed that this writ petition may kindly be allowed and respondents may kindly be directed to provide the service of collecting demographic information through biometrics information of citizen.”
[2025:RJ-JP:21817-DB] (2 of 2) [CW-5434/2025] Learned Additional Solicitor General appearing on behalf of the respondent submits that the petitioner wants to re-frame the rules by way of present petition (PIL) but the same cannot be allowed in view of Sections 29 & 30 of the Aadhar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (hereinafter to be referred as, “the Act of 2016”). After perusal of the Writ Petition (PIL) as well as the provisions of Sections 29 & 30 of the Act of 2016, we are not inclined to grant the relief prayed for. Hence this Writ Petition (PIL) is dismissed.
(ANAND SHARMA),J (INDERJEET SINGH),J DAKSH/61