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Delhi High Court Orders Aadhaar LPG Refill Reply by Nov. 18

By Drooid · Oct 14, 2026, 4:43 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Delhi High Court Orders

Delhi High Court ordered the central government to answer a petition challenging Aadhaar LPG refills.
A hearing is set for November 18 after the central government, regulator and oil firms reply to the weeks-long deadline.
Petitioner Pulkit Luthra, a lawyer with 75 % visual disability, says the biometric process is hard.
The petition says the mandate affects 3.16 crore consumers, lacks backing and violates Articles 14 and 21.

Summary

Petitioners Demand Transparency

Law student Ridhima Singh and advocate Avlokiteshwar Padmapani Sidharth filed a litigation against analogue paneer.
Acting Chief Justice Nitin W. Sambre and Justice Sanjay Sharma ordered six-week replies from Centre, FSSAI and Delhi government.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) amendment released on September 24 would ban paneer made with non-milk constituents.
Petitioners request mandatory disclosure of non-dairy substitutes by hotels, cloud kitchens and e-commerce food platforms.

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Traders Cite Losses

Traders say protests caused losses up to INR2,000 crore during the October-February trading season.
Security forces detained 7,000 people on October 10.
Authorities suspended internet near Jantar Mantar and cancelled long-distance trains on October 10.
Advocate Anshika Tripathi challenged the closure of Jantar Mantar.
The court gave the Centre three weeks to file preliminary objections to the petitions.

History

Historical Context

The 24 August 2017 Supreme Court ruling in Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India declared privacy a fundamental right, forcing the UIDAI and oil firms to justify Aadhaar-linked LPG refills for over 1.2 billion users. Today, Delhi High Court lawyer Pulkit Luthra and food-safety groups have invoked that precedent to challenge the Aadhaar LPG mandate and the FSSAI’s analogue-paneer ban.

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Delhi High Court Orders

Delhi High Court ordered the central government to answer a petition challenging Aadhaar LPG refills.
A hearing is set for November 18 after the central government, regulator and oil firms reply to the weeks-long deadline.
Petitioner Pulkit Luthra, a lawyer with 75 % visual disability, says the biometric process is hard.
The petition says the mandate affects 3.16 crore consumers, lacks backing and violates Articles 14 and 21.

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