PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 1 -- Acting on the direction of the court, district magistrate and district supply officer (DSO) of Prayagraj appeared before the Allahabad High Court on Friday (July 31) and handed over a copy of Aadhar Card as well as Ration Card to a woman Chanda Devi, whose ration card was cancelled after she was declared dead in revenue records.

Both the DM and DSO acknowledged their mistake before the court and restored the petitioner's ration card. They further informed the court that the then supply inspector, who was at default, had been suspended in some other matter.

The woman was declared dead in the revenue records thereafter she filed the present petition, claiming that she is alive. In this backdrop, she had requested the ...