Supreme court blasts centre over making aadhaar mandatory. Supreme court on aadhar card, keeps decision in the. The controversial section 332 of the aadhaar act, which makes an exception to the primacy of security of data of an individual and allows an officer of the rank of joint secretary to disclose it in matters of national security, has been revoked by the supreme court. Supreme court rules that aadhaar card not necessary to get.
Why is the supreme court not allowing the aadhaar card to. Breaking down the supreme courts order those who have aadhaar must quote it in their tax returns, but those without have a window where. For the purpose of this order, it is not necessary for. Why are states still insisting on aadhar card, asks sc. Forcing aadhar card on the masses is violation of supreme. Supreme court verdict on pleas against linking aadhaar. Dattu said the use of aadhar card is purely voluntary and not mandatory. Supreme court asks centre, states, not to insist on aadhar. The production of an aadhaar card will not be condition for obtaining any. Supreme court raps centre for making aadhar mandatory. Jan 06, 2015 forcing aadhar card on the masses is violation of supreme court order. Heres all you need to know the government extended the 31 march deadline to link aadhaar number to welfare and subsidy schemes such as midday meal and pensions to june 30. Forcing aadhar card on the masses is violation of supreme court order.
Jan 10, 2017 it is eminently clear that all the orders of supreme court are still in force as per courts order of october 15, 2015 and they will remain in force till the time court itself does not waive them. The courts order makes it clear that uidaadhaar number remains voluntary. Identity project do you need to link pan and aadhaar. Further we present various cases in which aadhaar card may pose security threats. Aadhar card supreme court 7 news results the supreme court today said it would hear congress leader jairam rameshs plea challenging the lok sabha speakers decision to certify a bill to amend the aadhaar law as a money bill in the first week of november. What do you think about the supreme court judgement on. Supreme court judgement on reservation in promotion for scst central government employees. With this, the supreme court modified an august 11, 2015 order issued by its threejudge bench restricting aadhaar use to only pds and lpg cooking gas distribution. The supreme court on friday refused to pass an interim order staying the linking of aadhaar with mobile numbers and bank accounts, saying that it is leaving the issue to be decided on. With this, the supreme court had modified an august 11, 2015 order issued by its threejudge bench restricting aadhaar use to only pds and lpg cooking gas distribution. Noncongress political parties have denounced biometric aadhaar as a case of fraud and a national betrayal. According to the statement issued by the cbdt, aadhaar number and enrollment id must be mentioned in. Withdraw orders making aadhaar mandatory for any service.
However, aadhar still cannot be used for as a source of verification by private bodies aadhaar. Supreme court says aadhar card is not necessary for. My reservations should be seen as a difference of opinion not an indictment, rejection or the contempt of the court. Aadhar scheme has all those necessary ingredients that could easily push the common law abiding citizen to grave danger. Supreme court of india order 2015, aadhaar is not mandatory for every welfare scheme except. Court, the said high court passed orders requiring uidai to. Modi government cannot belittle the supreme court order. Aug 11, 2015 in a major judgment, the constitution bench of the supreme court on tuesday ruled that aadhar card can be used for availing government schemes, but it is not necessary. Uidai filed a petition against the bombay high court order that had directed it to disclose biometrics in a criminal case.
It also barred certain provisions of the aadhaar act throwing into disarray several business models that rely on aadhaarbased biometric authentication. Jun 09, 2017 the supreme court of india today ruled that the indian government cannot cancel pan cards if citizens dont link an aadhaar number to their pan card. The supreme court today refused to pass an interim order extending the deadline of march 31 for linking of aadhaar with the welfare schemes where benefits are transferred to citizens from the consolidated fund of india. Last week, the supreme court sc of india upheld the constitutional validity of aadhaar. Venugopal had, however, said the extension of mobile phone linkage deadline would require a judicial order from the supreme court itself. Mar 24, 2014 withdraw orders making aadhaar mandatory for any service. Supreme court to hear challenge to validity of aadhaar. While upholding the constitutional validity of aadhaar scheme, the supreme court has ruled that aadhaar act doesnt violate your right to privacy when you agree to share biometric. Aug 11, 2015 a constitution bench of the supreme court ruled today that the citizens of india are not mandatorily required to have aadhar card.
The top court gave its verdict on 27 petitions that challenged the constitutional validity of the national identity card and called. The observations of supreme court of india are also presented in this paper. Thats despite an august 2015 supreme court order pdf. The supreme court of india today ruled that the indian government cannot cancel pan cards if citizens dont link an aadhaar number to their pan card. The last interim order in force is the order of this court dated 23. Supreme court raps centre for making aadhar mandatory catch. The other important feature of the supreme courts interim order is that no service provider. Supreme court orders linking aadhaar card with pan card mandatory earlier, the delhi high court has made an official judgment saying that there is no need to link aadhaar with pan in a mandatory manner in order to file tax returns for 201819. The supreme court of india has even held that the aadhaar numbercard cannot be made compulsory for availing public services in india. During the hearing on thursday, the court said that today thursday is the last hearing, the order will be kept safe for the day.
The supreme court on thursday reserved its verdict on mandatory linking of aadhaar with pan card, as it was told that the government cannot belittle the apex court order holding the unique. Aadhar card latest news on aadhar card read breaking. The supreme court said that the government cannot insist people to get a new aadhaar card for it returns, if they dont have one. The supreme court on friday refused to pass an interim order staying the linking of aadhaar with mobile numbers and bank accounts, saying that.
Use of aadhaar card hangs on supreme court verdict today all india written by a vaidyanathan updated. Overview of the legal issues around aadhaar prsindia. The top court had on march extended indefinitely the march 31 deadline for linking bank accounts and mobile phone numbers with aadhaar. Honourable supreme court in its landmark judgement has upheld section 9aa of the income tax act as constitutionally valid which required quoting of the aadhaar number in applying for pan as well as for filing of income tax returns. When the govt tries to bulldoze supreme court judgement. Mar, 2018 aadhar linking suspended indefinitely by supreme court of india supreme court extended march 31 deadline for aadhaar linkages till the constitution bench delivers judgement on the matter.
The supreme court on wednesday ruled that the governments aadhaar scheme is constitutionally valid but struck down some of its provisions including its linking with bank accounts, mobile phones and school admissions. Supreme court orders linking aadhaar card with pan card. Aadhar card latest news on aadhar card read breaking news. The supreme court today extended the deadline for aadhaar linking with all governmentsponsored welfare schemes and services to march 31, 2018. Therefore, a multipurpose national identity card mnic project was proposed. Interim order making aadhar voluntary was sustained through multiple hearings. Supreme court says linking aadhar card with pan card not. Lessons from aadhaar pathways for prosperity university of oxford. Bhattacharjee1, former chief justice, high court at calcutta and high court at bombay.
Attorney general mukul rohatgi told the apex court they have found that a number of pan cards. Legal confusion over aadhaar continues supreme court. Use of aadhaar card hangs on supreme court verdict today. The governments decision of making aadhaar compulsory, petitioners say, was in effect contempt of the supreme courts october 2015 order which explicitly stated voluntary possession of an aadhaar by an individual. Mar 27, 2017 with this, the supreme court had modified an august 11, 2015 order issued by its threejudge bench restricting aadhaar use to only pds and lpg cooking gas distribution. The court has also asked the government to give widespread publicity through various media that aadhar is not mandatory. In 2015, the supreme court again echoed that aadhaar could be used for. The honourable supreme court delivered its judgement on 7. After a 38day trial, the constitutional bench decision has reached the decision. Order of the supreme court of india regarding aadhaar card. After a 38day trial, the constitutional bench decision has. Such people may file their itrs using their pan cards. The supreme court has mandated linking the aadhaar card by the 31st of march 2018. Supreme court rules that aadhaar card not necessary to get essential services the supreme court of india has ruled that state governments must not insist that citizens produce the aadhaar card in order to receive essential services.
What are the pending cases before the supreme court. Why is the supreme court not allowing the aadhaar card to be. Aadhar linking suspended indefinitely by supreme court of. A quick summary of the supreme court majority order. Apr 21, 2017 supreme court asks centre how can u make aadhar card mandatory when we have passed an order to make it optional. The supreme court today directed the centre and states to stick to its earlier order and not insist on aadhar card for granting social security benefits to citizens. And since the judgement by the apex court is law of the land, the govt offices, post office or anyone else who is not authorised to use aadhaar, simply cannot ask for it or make it mandatory for anything. Supreme court upheld the validity of aadhaar, but imposed some restrictions on its use. Sep 26, 2018 thats despite an august 2015 supreme court order pdf. The biometric aadhaarlinked attendance system has now been introduced among the staff of income tax department in tamil nadu and pondicherry.
The court has even instructed the central government to publicise the decision widely. Yesterday, the supreme court delivered its first verdict in a series of legal. The supreme court on tuesday took exception to the fact that despite its ruling that governments should not insist on the possession of aadhaar card for the disbursal of benefits under the social welfare schemes, there were states that were flouting its order. Supreme court of india must immediately declare aadhaar. Jun 09, 2017 the supreme court said that the government cannot insist people to get a new aadhaar card for it returns, if they dont have one. Mar 28, 2018 no extension of time for linking aadhaar to welfare schemes, says supreme court the supreme court had on march extended indefinitely the march 31 deadline for linking bank accounts and mobile phone numbers with aadhaar. Aadhaar based biometric attendance system aadhaar details should not be used for personal reasons supreme court. It observed that some government agencies were still treating aadhaar as mandatory and asked all agencies to issue. In 2015, the supreme court passed some interim orders stating that. In a landmark decision today the supreme court of india upheld the aadhaar act, the use of the money bill route for its legislative passage and the use of mandatory aadhaarbased identification for government welfare schemes, the expenditure for which is drawn from the consolidated fund of india. Dec 15, 2017 supreme court extends aadhaar linking deadline. Modi government cannot belittle the supreme court order on. Aadhaar cannot be mandatory a bench recalled an order whereby it was clarified that the aadhaar card scheme is purely voluntary and it cannot be made mandatory till the matter is finally decided by this court one way or the other.
Mar 16, 2015 the supreme court today directed the centre and states to stick to its earlier order and not insist on aadhar card for granting social security benefits to citizens. On 16 july 2015, the government requested the supreme court to revoke its order, saying that it intends to use aadhaar for numerous services. Jun 14, 2017 for understanding why apex court is not making adhaar card to be compulsory we have to understand two things. Thats despite an august 2015 supreme court order pdf restraining the. The court ruled that aadhar card will remain optional for availing various welfare schemes of the government. Jan 26, 2019 i disagree with the judgement but intend to fully honor it. Aadhaar card, uidai, data privacy, data protection. With the supreme court sc holding aadhaar to be constitutionally sound, a lot is set to change for the state, and its citizens, besides other stakeholders such as private firms. Supreme court asks centre, states, not to insist on aadhar card. Privacy and security of aadhaar dept of cse, iit madras.
The supreme court has also prohibited uidai from sharing biometric data with indian government agencies without data owners consent. Challenges and impact on digital transformation raja siddharth raju1, sukhdev singh1, 2, kiran khatter1, 2 1department of computer science and engineering. Apr 21, 2017 the supreme court on friday expressed its displeasure over the centres move to make aadhar mandatory. Mar 24, 2014 the supreme court has passed this order asking government of india to delink all programs from biometric aadhaar. Attorney general mukul rohatgi told the apex court they have found that a. Oct 15, 2015 however, aadhar still cannot be used for as a source of verification by private bodies aadhaar. Aadhar scheme has all those necessary ingredients that could easily push.
Home india news supreme court verdict on pleas against linking aadhaar, pan today. Supreme court asks centre how can u make aadhar card mandatory when we have passed an order to make it optional. Three months of final aadhaar hearing in supreme court. May 04, 2017 the bench said the aadhaar act was passed in 2016, and when the earlier order was passed by the apex court in 2015, it was only on a government scheme which was an executive order. May 10, 2018 on thursday, the supreme court can take a big decision on the compulsion of the aadhar card. Aadhaar home unique identification authority of india. May 31, 2017 the governments decision of making aadhaar compulsory, petitioners say, was in effect contempt of the supreme courts october 2015 order which explicitly stated voluntary possession of an aadhaar by an individual. Even if the user or end beneficiary does not have an aadhaar card, he. A constitution bench led by chief justice of india h. Heres a look at the different cases related to aadhaar that are pending before the supreme court. Final government, supreme court decision link aadhar card. Most mandatory private use of aadhaar has been struck down. The supreme court on friday expressed its displeasure over the centres move to make aadhar mandatory.
On february 15, 2015, the election commission announced plans to implement the. A constitution bench of the supreme court ruled today that the citizens of india are not mandatorily required to have aadhar card. Uidaadhaar enabled biometric attendance system aebas. The same thing was said by the supreme court on friday, which has been cleared by the government. Government of india popularly known as aadhaar card scheme is under attack on various counts.
This may have prompted the modi government to suggest legislation for aadhaar. The bench said the aadhaar act was passed in 2016, and when the earlier order was passed by the apex court in 2015, it was only on a government scheme which was an executive order. Supreme court orders partial stay on aadhaar pan linkage. For understanding why apex court is not making adhaar card to be compulsory we have to understand two things. The supreme courts 5judge bench, led by indias chief justice dipak misra, on thursday, rejected the petition filed by senior advocate shyam divan, who has been at the forefront of this battle. Court has cleared in their words that adhaar will not made compulsory for social welfare and beneficial schemes but for nonbeneficial schemes it can be made necessary like aadhar for voter id card. The supreme court has passed this order asking government of india to delink all programs from biometric aadhaar. Court said the program is not mandatory for bank accounts, sims. Aadhar linking suspended indefinitely by supreme court of india supreme court extended march 31 deadline for aadhaar linkages till the constitution bench delivers judgement on the matter. On 23 september 20 the supreme court issued an interim order saying that no. The court was making the observations while hearing a pil filed against the governments decision of making aadhaar compulsary. Supreme court judgement on reservation in promotion pdf.
In a major judgment, the constitution bench of the supreme court on tuesday ruled that aadhar card can be used for availing government schemes, but it is not necessary. Aadhaar authentication can be performed for availing benefits, services and benefits falling under section 7 of the aadhaar act, 2016 and if the purpose for which aadhaar authentication is intended to be used is either backed by law made by parliament or is in the state interest. Apr 26, 2018 three months of final aadhaar hearing in supreme court. Aadhaar based biometric attendance system employees express displeasure. Therefore, it is submitted by the learned attorney general and shri venugopal that to settle the legal position, this batch of matters is required to be heard by a larger bench of this court as these matters. Vide another interim order dated 16 march 2015, the supreme court of india has directed that the union of india and states and all their functionaries should adhere to the order passed by this court on 23 september 20. On thursday, the supreme court can take a big decision on the compulsion of the aadhar card. The order from the supreme court is very clear on where aadhaar can be used and where it cannot be.
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