Citing his mother's difficulty as example, SC judge says Aadhaar 'serious issue'
New Delhi: Supreme Court judge, Justice D Y Chandrachud, the son of late Chief Justice of India Y V Chandrachud, on Wednesday recalled a personal experience during the hearing on the Aadhaar issue that his mother, who was suffering for Alzheimer's disease, had faced difficulty in authentication to get pension. Recalling his experience, Justice Chandrachud said "my mother, who was suffering from Alzheimer's disease was entitled to family pension being the wife of a former Chief Justice of India. The top court judge was responding to the arguments of senior advocate Shyam Divan, appearing for former High Court judge Justice K S Puttaswamy, who said a 90-year-old woman suffering from various ailments is being threatened that her bank account could be closed for non-authentication by Aadhaar. "There are numerous cases where the Aadhaar authentication failures of the elderly, people suffering from any disease or physical disability, leads to denial of benefits to those otherwise entitled to it," Diwan said.
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