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Telangana High Court refuses plea to mandate biometric voter checks

Bench says ECI must decide feasibility of Aadhaar-linked authentication

The Telangana High Court has refused to direct the Election Commission of India (ECI) to implement Aadhaar-based or mobile OTP-based voter authentication systems.

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Delivering its order on Friday, the bench comprising Chief Justice Aperash Kumar Singh and Justice G.M. Mohiuddin ruled that such directions cannot be issued by the court and that the matter must be left to the ECI’s independent consideration.

The bench observed that an Aadhaar-linked biometric or mobile OTP verification system is not currently feasible across the country.

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