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Delhi HC stays Aadhaar biometric attendance order for prosecutors
The Delhi High Court on Friday, 9 October 2026, stayed an order by the Delhi government's Directorate of Prosecution that made Aadhaar-enabled biometric attendance compulsory for public prosecutors in trial courts. Justice Amit Mahajan issued notice on a petition from the Delhi Prosecutors Welfare Association challenging the directive, which required daily attendance through the Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance System (AEBAS) at district court complexes.
The association argued prosecutors are officers of the court under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, and their presence is already recorded in judicial order sheets. It contended the fixed attendance system is impractical for court-centric duties and violates the Aadhaar Act and the right to privacy under Article 21. The matter is listed for further hearing in December.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Both livelaw.in and hindustantimes.com reported the Delhi High Court's stay as a straight news event, leading with the court order and the petition's arguments. Neither outlet adopted a pro-government or critical framing. Livelaw.in quoted the plea's constitutional arguments in greater detail, citing the Aadhaar Act and Article 21 privacy grounds, while hindustantimes.com gave more space to the petition's description of a prosecutor's work day. The core facts are uniform across both reports. The key open point is the next hearing in December, where the court will weigh the operational needs of prosecutors against the state's push for biometric compliance.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): livelaw.in (neutral report), hindustantimes.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
