SC Aadhaar hearing as it happened: Court sets 31 March deadline for all UID linkages including welfare schemes

Privacy concerns with Aadhaar

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Hindustan Times reported that critics and activists have said that Aadhaar is an infringement of privacy as it links enough data to create a full profile of a person’s spending habits, their friends, property they own and a trove of other information. There have also been concerns over data breaches.

Final hearing in the Aadhaar case to start on 17 January, 2018

Multiple Senior advocates had argued against Aadhaar

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On Thursday, a battery of Senior Advocates, including Gopal Subramanium, Meenakshi Arora, KV Viswanathan, Arvind Datar, KTS Tulsi, Anand Grover, Sajan Poovayya as well as Advocate Prashant Bhushan had argued against Aadhaar, according to Bar & Bench .

Lawyer Prasanna S weighs in on the issue

Binoy Viswam judgment shall continue to prevail for requirement of Aadhaar for PAN

LiveLaw  reported that the judgment in Binoy Viswam v. Union of India will continue to prevail as far as the requirement of Aadhaar for PAN under the Income Tax Act is concerned.

Composition of the bench which passed the interim order

The bench was headed by CJI Dipak Misra and comprised Justices AK Sikri, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud and Ashok Bhushan, reported The Indian Express .

Separate judicial order was required to extend Aadhaar-mobile linkage

On Thursday, the Centre had told the Supreme Court that the deadline for linking mobile services to Aadhaar had not been extended by it because it pertained to a different case. The court had to pass a separate judicial order for that to happen which it did today.

With inputs from agencies

New bank accounts can be opened without Aadhaar but applicant needs to submit proof that they have applied for the card, reports PTI

Deadline also applies to welfare schemes implemented by states

31 March deadline also applicable for people who have opened a new bank account and who intend to open a new account

All Aadhaar linking deadlines extended to 31 March, 2018

Aadhaar will not be mandatory in Meghalaya, says Mukul Sangma

Meghalaya chief minister Mukul Sangma said on Thursday that Aadhaar will not be made mandatory in the state, reported The Times of India . He also added that his government will convene a meeting with bankers and financial institutions and also seek clarity from the Centre in view of “conflicting directions” issued by its ministries, thereby creating confusion among citizens.

Govt had said it was considering extending the last date for linking Aadhaar and mobile phone numbers to the same date

Attorney General KK Venugopal, said in court on Thursday, that the Centre was considering extending the last date for linking Aadhaar and mobile phone numbers to the same date, reported The Indian Express . However, he said a judicial order was required for this.

Order to be pronounced at 10:30 am

A five-judge Constitutional bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra will pronounce its interim order on the Aadhaar-linkage case at 10:30 am on Friday, reported LiveLaw . Further, the bench has scheduled the matter for final hearing on 10 January, 2018.

Final day in Supreme Court before winter vacation: Aadhaar order, judgment in Teesta Setalvad on agenda

CJI had said he will try to constitute Aadhaar bench at end of November

Government wanted the Aadhaar hearing to take place in March

The Aadhaar matter was mentioned by Attorney-General KK Venugopal, who demanded that the case be heard in March. This was objected to by Senior Advocate Shyam Divan, according to LiveLaw . Gopal Subramanian added that there should be no compulsion for linking various services with Aadhaar if the hearing is postponed.

Petitioners have called the mandatory Aadhaar linking as illegal and unconstitutional

The petitioners had termed the linking of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) number with bank accounts and mobile numbers as illegal and unconstitutional and strongly objected to the CBSE’s move to make it mandatory for students to appear for exams.

Divan, appearing for some of the petitioners, had earlier contended that final hearing in the main Aadhaar matter, which is pending before the apex court, was necessary as the government “cannot compel” citizens to link their Aadhaar with either bank accounts or mobile numbers.

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