The Supreme Court of India, in a recent decision (given on 23-9-13) has said that no person should suffer for not getting the Adhaar card. But this order is being flouted by PDS shops and LPG dealers.
PDS outlets in Mysore are demanding Aadhaar card/number as a precondition for selling fair price ration items. Many people are suffering the loss of ration only because they have not enrolled for Aadhaar. This is probably happening in other parts of Karnataka also.
The same thing is happening for LPG also. Many people are suffering the loss of entitled LPG supply only because they have not enrolled for Aadhaar.
MGP has sent a copy of the Supreme Court order to the Government of Karnataka and asked it to issue necessary directions to all departments to immediately cease demanding production of Aadhaar card/number from the public for providing them benefits or services. It has said that insistence by officials on Aadhaar card may constitute contempt of the order of the Supreme Court.
R.Chandra Prakash, Mysore Grahakara Parishat