Centre's Response Sought On Cancellation Of Ration Cards

The three-judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde termed the cancellation of three crore ration cards on account of the nonlinking with Aaadhar cards by the centre as “too serious” and sought the response of the Union government and all the states on this issue. The Court was hearing a PIL filed on the issue of implementation of a grievance redressal mechanism to ensure food to everyone under the National Food Security Act (NFSA). In this case, the petitioner, Koili Devi, sought an independent probe into starvation deaths across the country, the restoration of all cancelled ration cards and compensation for the death of her 11-year-old daughter Santoshi due to starvation.

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The plea also highlighted starvation deaths taking place in states, such as Jharkhand, UP, Odisha, Karnataka, MP, Maharashtra, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.