Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Atul Sreedharan and Siddharth Nandan, JJ.), common order dated 18 March 2026 in Writ-C No. 7707 of 2026 (Rifat Bano) and Writ-C No. 7720 of 2026 (Jigyansh) v. Union of India and 3 Others: the biometrics of two minor children, enrolled on the same day at a Union Bank of India UADAI franchisee in Prayagraj, were interchanged in the database of respondents Nos. 1 to 3, an position admitted by the respondents. Both petitions were disposed of with a request to cancel the original Aadhaar cards and prepare fresh cards with correctly matched biometrics within 40 days. No statute, precedent, or impugned order is discussed; the order turns on the admitted factual error.
What did the court decide?
Cancellation of the original Aadhaar cards of both minor petitioners and preparation of fresh Aadhaar cards with their respective biometrics correctly entered, to be carried out within 40 days from the date of communication of the order.