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The Bench granted two weeks to the Delhi government to bring on record the timeline and schedule by when its order and statutory provisions of the NFSA will be complied with. The NGO had moved court claiming that some slum dwellers in south Delhi were facing difficulties in getting subsidised foodgrains under the Public Distribution System (PDS) due to lack of Aadhaar cards. Model rulesThe court was hearing a petition by non-government organisation Delhi Rozi Roti Adhikar Abhiyan, which sought disbursal of subsidised foodgrains to beneficiaries under the NFSA without Aadhaar cards. However the Delhi government has not put in place any mechanism for such audits, it added. The organisation added that Delhi still did not have a functioning State Food Commission..