INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed linking of Aadhaar with PAN for filing of income tax return (ITR)
The top court, however, ruled that it is not mandatory to link bank accounts with the 12-digit personal identification number
The much-awaited verdict on the Aadhaar matter comes after several petitions had challenged the system on the grounds that it violates
after storing their biometrics data.The fate of Aadhaar, the 12-digit unique identity number issued by the Unique Identification Authority
of India (UIDAI) has been dangling ever since privacy concerns were raised
The compulsory linking of the Aadhaar card with bank accounts, PAN card, welfare schemes and a host of other utilities, violates the
fundamental right to privacy, alleged a spree of petitions challenging its validity.The Aadhaar verdict was announced by a five-judge
constitution bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.K
Chandrachud and Justice Ashok Bhushan
The bench had reserved the verdict after hearing the petitions for over 38 days starting January 17 this year.