1. Heard V.Prashanthkiran, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr.Rabu Manohar, learned Senior Panel Counsel for the Central Government and Mr.G.Rajagopalan, learned Additional Solicitor General assisted by Mrs.Hema Muralikrishnan, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Income Tax Department. This Court also heard Mr.Suhrith Parthasarathy, learned counsel, who intervened in the matter, as he had appeared in another writ petition in W.P.No.27826 of 2017 wherein an identical prayer is sought for and a interim order has been granted on 31.10.2017.

2. In fact, the petitioner, in the typed set of papers filed in this writ petition, has enclosed the interim order granted by this Court on 31.10.2017, which is quoted herein below:

"Heard Mr.Suhrith Parthasarathy, learned counsel for the petitioner.

2. The petitioner before this Court is a practicing advocate and she has filed this writ petition praying for a direction to the third respondent to allow her to file income tax returns for the assessment year 2017-18 either manually or through e-filing facility without insisting for production of an aadhar number/card or enrollment identity as defined under Section 139AA of the Incom