Telangana HC dismisses request to EC on Aadhaar based voter verification

The Telangana High Court on Friday ruled that it cannot issue directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to implement voter authentication systems based on Aadhaar-linked biometrics or mobile OTP verification.

The bench, comprising Chief Justice Aperash Kumar Singh and Justice GM Mohiuddin, observed



that such a mechanism is not feasible since sections of the population in the country still have no access to mobile phones.

The Telangana High Court stated that the ECI must independently examine the feasibility and take an appropriate decision, and judicial interference in its functioning is not permissible.