Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Feb 7: The Supreme Court on Monday directed that all concerned authorities to act in accordance with the Centre’s clarification that the Aadhaar card is neither mandatory for registration on the COWIN portal nor a precondition for availing of vaccination services at a COVID Vaccination Centre, and that any one of nine identity documents can be produced.
Justices D. Y. Chandrachud and Surya Kant were hearing a writ petition filed by Siddharthshankar Sharma, who asked the court to direct the Centre not to require the Aadhaar card as the only form of identification when administering the Covid-19 vaccine.
The bench recorded that a counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, according to the order dated 1 October 2021 issuing notice, which specifically records that the submission of the Aadhaar card is not mandatory for registration on the COWIN portal, and that any one of nine identity documents, including PAN cards, driver’s licences, passports, and so on, can be produced.
