Ration Card

The Supreme Court recent...

The Delhi High Court recently permitted the Delhi government to cut down supplies to fair price shops for those opting for doorstep delivery, noting that “an overwhelming majority” has opted for doorstep delivery. According to the petitioners Delhi government’s door-to-door ration scheme will create an opaque public distribution system that will put numerous beneficiaries at risk, especially migrant workers, covered under the National Food Security Act in Delhi.

The Delhi Government, on Thursday, informed the Delhi High Court that the cap of 20 lakh on Non-PDS beneficiaries entitled to receive dry ration under the ‘Mukhya Mantri Corona Sahayata Yojana’ has been done away with.

The Madras High Court has sought response from the state government on considering persons who have applied to the transgender board to be entitled to receive the cash relief announced by the government, despite not having ration cards. The matter will now be taken up on June 18.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Central Government on a PIL pertaining to the cancellation of 3 crore ration cards and deaths by starvation as a consequence. The court observed that the absence of an Aadhaar card will not result in the cancellation of ration card.

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has dismissed a contempt petition filed by an NGO, Nayee Soch Society, which had claimed that the Delhi government had not served free meals as the court had ordered. The number of people thus affected was 8 lakh, the petition claimed.