Digital Locker scheme challenged in Supreme Court

The Narendra Modi government’s decision to create digital lockers for citizens by mandatorily using Aadhaar numbers is challenged in the Supreme Court. In the petition, one Sudhir Yadav has prayed before the apex court for exemplary punishment to the concerned officers who has flouted the Supreme Court directions for not making Aadhaar number mandatory for availing benefits from the government.

Yadav said, “Despite the clear orders of the Supreme Court, the Modi Government has announced a new service, which is totally Aadhaar-based and even if anybody wants to create an account on that website digitallocker.gov.in that person has to provide Aadhaar number that is clearly violation of Supreme Court order.”
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