Making Correction in Aadhaar a Fundamental Right; Must Be Accessible at Local Level: Madras High Court

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has ruled that the right to correct errors in Aadhaar data is both a statutory and fundamental right, and that the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) must ensure that citizens can exercise this right without hardship. ( Pushpam v. UIDAI ) Justice GR Swaminathan held that the right to receive benefits through Aadhaar carries with it the fundamental right to correct its details. “When the right to receive benefits is a fundamental right and Aadhaar card is a mandatory vehicle through which the benefit can be received, the card holder has the concomitant fundamental right to seek alteration,” the judge observed. It added that the UIDAI must build the necessary infrastructure to make Aadhaar correction facilities acc