The Delhi High Court on Friday said it will ensure that nobody sleeps hungry in the national capital and everyone gets ration.
A Bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar made the observation after it was informed that some slum dwellers in south Delhi were facing difficulty in getting subsidised foodgrains under the Public Distribution System (PDS) due to the lack of Aadhaar cards.
Suggest mechanism
To this, the Bench asked the petitioner NGO and the authorities concerned to suggest a mechanism which does not have human intervention which creates problem.
“You tell us how to regulate functioning of fair price shops. We will ensure and facilitate ration to everybody in Delhi. We will ensure Aadhaar to everyone. You tell us what problem they are facing. We will ensure that nobody sleeps hungry in Delhi,” the Bench said.
The court was hearing a plea by an NGO, Delhi Rozi Roti Adhikar Abhiyan, which seeks disbursal of subsidised foodgrains to the beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) without Aadhaar cards.
