The UIDAI is refusing to offer any help or help on the problem of identification of unknown victims of road accidents
The UIDAI is refusing to offer any help or help on the problem of identification of unknown victims of road accidents
The Delhi High Court has requested the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and the town authorities to reply on the problem of identification of unknown victims of road accidents on the premise of particular traits accessible with the Central Identities Data Repository (CIDR).
A Bench of Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Anish Dayal issued the path to the authorities on a reference obtained from the presiding officer of the Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal (MACT).
“In view of the legal issue involved, vis-a-vis identification of unidentified bodies at the time of motor accidents, senior advocate Prashanto Chandra Sen is requested to appear as amicus curiae and assist this court,” the High Court mentioned in its August 17 order.
The courtroom additionally issued discover to the member secretary of the Delhi State Legal Service Authority whereas posting the case for additional listening to on September 27.
On August 3, MACT presiding officer Kamini Lau despatched a reference to the High Court with a request for giving an authoritative discovering on sure questions of regulation regarding identification of the victims on the premise of particular traits accessible with the CIDR, which is regulated by the UIDAI, for the needs of steering.
Legal impediments
The MACT presiding officer mentioned whereas coping with motor accident declare instances, sure authorized impediments have been observed throughout investigations which additionally are available in the best way of inquiry of instances the place the identification of the deceased is ‘unknown’.
It mentioned in accordance with the experiences obtained from the Delhi police, they’ve been requesting the UIDAI for sharing info regarding identification of the unknown victims by means of comparability of biometrics.
The UIDAI, nevertheless, is refusing to offer any help or help on this regard, it mentioned.
The reference mentioned it’s the proper of each citizen of this nation to know concerning the destiny of their relations, who should not traceable, and in addition a corresponding proper of an unknown deceased, significantly those that are victims of crime that their household be made conscious of their destiny.
“In cases of victims of crime particularly where a person has expired in an accident, the right relating to benefit of insurance accrues for the dependents of the deceased and hence, there is a need to ensure that the benefit of insurance is duly secured for the dependents of the deceased victim. In the existing scenario, due to the complete non-cooperation of UIDAI, the tribunals have been severely handicapped in effectively reaching to a final conclusion of the inquiry in the given situation,” it mentioned.
(With PTI inputs)
