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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

Date of Decision: 17^th September, 2021

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W.P.(C) 5952/2021 & CM APPLs. 18786/2021 & 32165/2021,

32239/2021

ASSOCIATION OF INDUSTRIES AND

INSTITUTIONS

..... Petitioner

Through:

Mr. Sudhir Kumar Gupta & Mr.

Puneet Gupta, Advocates.

versus

UNION OF INIDA & ANR.

..... Respondents

Through:

Mr. Siddharth & Mr. Amit Kumar,

Advocates for EPFO/R-2.

CORAM:

JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH

Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral)

1. This hearing has been done through video conferencing.

Brief Facts

2.

The Petitioner is an association of various entities and persons stated

to be owning and running industrial/commercial establishments, factories,

institutions, etc. The Petitioner-Association has filed the present petition

challenging the circular dated 1^st June, 2021 issued by the EPFO, by which

the seeding of Aadhaar number along with the Universal Account Number

(hereinafter ‘UAN’), generated under the Employees Provident Fund &

Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (hereinafter, ‘EPF Act’), in respect of

employees, has been made mandatory.

3.

On the last date i.e., 14^th September, 2021, Mr. Gupta, ld. Counsel