The Supreme Court has upheld the introduction of the Biometric Attendance System (BAS) in government offices, ruling that the lack of prior consultation with employees does not render the system illegal. The court said the system was introduced “for the benefit of all stakeholders” and that objections on procedural grounds were unfounded.

A bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Prasanna B Varale allowed a 2015 appeal filed by the Union government challenging an Orissa High Court judgment that had struck down circulars introducing BAS in the Office of the Principal Accountant General (A&E), Odisha. The High Court had held that the system was introduced without consulting employees and was not in conformity with the administrative manual for central government offices.

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