New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The Election Commission has told the Supreme Court that linking Aadhaar numbers with electoral rolls is not mandatory under the Registration of Electors (Amendment) Rules 2022.
The PIL alleging that Electoral Registration Officers have unconstitutional powers to delete names without notices or hearings is without any basis, the ECI told Supreme Court.
A Bench of Justices KM Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy directed that a copy of the PIL be served to counsel for the Union government and the Election Commission of India