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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 32472 of 2025 Court No. - 21 HON'BLE MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA, J.
HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Purnendu Kumar Singh, learned counsel appearing for respondents No.1 and 2 and learned Standing Counsel for the respondent No.3.
2. The present writ petition has been filed praying for a writ of mandamus commanding respondent No.2 to provide information to respondent No.3 relating to Aadhaar Card of late Tulsiram son of Kanhai Lal alias Ramautar.
3. The case of the petitioner is that he lodged a First Information Report on 10.07.2024 being Case Crime No.266 of 2024, under Sections 506, 386, 471, 468, 467, 420, 419 IPC, Police Station Colonelganj, District City (Commissionerate Prayagraj) against respondents No.4 & 5 and other persons. It is alleged that the private respondents have played fraud by getting their names mutated over his property showing the petitioner to be dead. The matter is under investigation by respondent No.3. Respondent No.3 during course of investigation sought certain information from the Manager, UIDAI, Regional Office, Lucknow. The said authority vide its letter dated 18.08.2025, replied to respondent No.3, stating that the information sought by him would be available on the website of the authority. The link on which the said information would be available has been mentioned in the communication. It is also stated that the relevant information can be obtained by scanning QR code on the Aadhaar Card. Any other information cannot be shared because of Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Dinesh Kumar Singh, Subhojeet Pathak Counsel for Respondent(s) :
A.S.G.I., C.S.C. Tulsiram .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And 4 Others .....Respondent(s)
privacy reasons without order of court. The case of the petitioner is that since respondent No.2 has failed to furnish information to respondent No.3, therefore, the investigation is not progressing.
4. In case any further information is required, it is always open to respondent No.3 to take appropriate steps as per law.
5. The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly. September 17, 2025 Ashok Kr.
WRIC No. 32472 of 2025 2 (Arun Kumar,J.) (Manoj Kumar Gupta,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad