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Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Centre on a plea challenging the government's decision to enable Aadhaar-Voter Card linkage. India News | SC Notice to Centre on Plea Challenging Centre's Decision to Link Aadhaar with Voter ID Card.
It challenged the constitutional vires of the Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021 and amended Section 23 and Section 28 of the Representation of People`s Act, 1950 and the Registration of Electors (Amendment) Rules, 2022 and two notifications regarding Aadhaar-Voter Card linkage.
Senior advocate Shyam Divan, representing the petitioner, contended that the right to vote cannot be denied on the ground of not having an Aadhaar card
It alleged that the country had to bear a cost of about Rs 47.84 crore for printing and supplying electoral rolls to the candidates of the recognized parties.
The PIL filed by two advocates has sought an alternative to save the enormous expenditure as well as the usage of large quantities of paper