New Delhi, April 9 -- A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking directions to restrict the issuance of Aadhaar cards only to children up to the age of six years and to frame stringent guidelines for adolescents and adults, alleging that the present system enables illegal infiltrators to obtain Aadhaar and pass off as Indian citizens.

The petition has been filed by advocate and social activist Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay through Advocate-on-Record Ashwani Kumar Dubey under Article 32 of the Constitution, raising concerns over alleged misuse of the Aadhaar enrolment system and its implications for national security, welfare distribution, and electoral integrity.

The petitioner has sought directions to t...