Govt gets 2 weeks to clarify on Aadhaar for doubtful citizens

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday granted two weeks to the attorney general to seek instructions on a PIL filed by Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev seeking issuance of Aadhaar cards to nearly 27 lakh peo ple listed as doubtful citizens in the National Register of Citizens (NRC) of Assam.
A bench comprising Chief Justice UU Lalit and Justice Bela M Trivedi accepted the request of a ttorney general R Venkataramani for time to seek instructions. “The AG is granted two weeks' time to seek appropriate instructions in the matter,” the bench said. The top court will now hear the matter on November 9, 2022.