kochi the kerala high court on friday allowed a lawyer to file income tax it returns without furnishing the aadhaar number a single bench of the court issued an interim order directing income tax authorities to allow high court lawyer prasanth sugathan to file it returns through manual filing mode without insisting on aadhaar number or enrolment number pending disposal of a petition wpc no 260332017 filed by the lawyerin the petition the lawyer had stated that he is a regular payee of income tax and has consistently filed it returns however he has not enrolled in aadhaar scheme as he considers it to be in violation of his fundamental right to privacythe lawyer pointed out that enrolment in aadhaar scheme was voluntary as per an interim order issued by the supreme court in the case over alleged violation of right to privacy through implementation of aadhaar scheme an amendment made to finance act 2017 making it mandatory to quote aadhaar number in it returns was then challenged before the apex court while disposing of the case the apex court had granted a partial stay whereby exemption was granted for those persons who have not enrolled for the aadhaar scheme stated the petitionin spite of the directions issued by the supreme court and the fact that the issue is being considered by a constitution bench of the apex court income tax authorities are not accepting it returns that have not quoted the aadhaar number the lawyer allegedthe petitioner said even though the courts interim order in his case is not general in nature similarlyplaced persons would now be able to approach the court and obtain a similar order citing the order issued in his case