Delhi HC Stays Order Mandating Aadhaar Biometrics-Enabled Attendance for Prosecutors

HC stays biometric attendance missive for prosecutors

Delhi High Court stayed Delhi govt’s order requiring trial court prosecutors to mark daily Aadhaar-based biometric attendance (AEBAS), issues notice; next hearing in December.

Delhi HC stays order mandating Aadhar-based biometric attendance for prosecutors

In that order, the government had reiterated that AEBAS is compulsory for public prosecutors, additional public prosecutors and assistant public prosecutors.

Delhi HC Stays Delhi Govt Order On Aadhaar Attendance For Prosecutors

The court stayed the October 5 directive requiring prosecutors to mark daily attendance through Aadhaar-enabled biometrics, issuing notice on a petition challenging the mandate on legal and privacy grounds

Delhi High Court stays order mandating Aadhaar biometrics-enabled attendance for prosecutors

According to the directive, all prosecuting officers must mark daily attendance on the biometric attendance machine or on their mobile phones through the attendance App at their respective district court complex/office of the district in-charge

Delhi HC stays Aadhaar attendance order for public prosecutors

The Delhi High Court has stayed a government order mandating Aadhaar-based attendance for public prosecutors. The petition argues the rule is arbitrary, intrusive and could hamper criminal court work.

Delhi HC stays order mandating Aadhaar biometrics-enabled attendance for prosecutors

Delhi HC stays order mandating Aadhaar biometrics-enabled attendance for prosecutors