Aadhaar SC verdict LIVE updates: Court holds Aadhaar constitutionally valid
Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of Aadhaar. Track all the LIVE updates on Business Standard
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The Supreme Court Wednesday declared the Centre's flagship Aadhaar scheme as Constitutionally valid. The apex court's five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said Aadhaar is meant to help benefits reach the marginalised sections of the society and takes into account the dignity of people not only from personal but also from the community point of view. The top court said Aadhaar is serving much bigger public interest and Aadhaar means unique and it is better to be unique than being best.
The verdict was pronounced on a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of Aadhaar scheme and its enabling 2016 law.
The bench had on May 10 reserved the verdict on the matter after a marathon hearing that went on for 38 days, spanning four-and-half months.
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Congress to contest verdict on Money Bill decision for seven judge bench.
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Over 210.8 million permanent account numbers (PANs) have been linked with Aadhaar till now, the latest data revealed as the Supreme Court upheld the validity of the linkage between the two databases Wednesday.
According to official figures accessed by PTI, a total of 21,08,16,676 PANs issued by the Income Tax Department have been linked with Aadhaar till Monday.
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No mobile company can demand "Aadhaar card": Supreme Court
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Congress welcomes SC decision on Aadhaar, says it is 'slap' on BJP's face
"We welcome the Supreme Court's decision to strike down Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act. Private entities are no longer allowed to use Aadhaar for verification purposes," the Congress said on Twitter minutes after the verdict.
The delinking of Aadhaar from private entities is a 'slap on the face of BJP", added Congress national spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi.
"Slap on the face of BJP. Justice Sikri judgement strikes down Section 57 of Aadhaar Act, 2016, which says private body corporates can seek Aadhaar data. Says it's unconstitutional. All plans to monetise biometric data now fail," he tweeted.
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Supreme Court concludes pronouncement 4-1 in favour of Aadhaar
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Seeking biometric details does not violate right to privacy: Justice Bhushan
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The decision of terming Aadhaar Act as Money Bill was not open to judicial review: Justice Bhushan
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Justice Bhushan also agrees with the view that there was no need to seed Aadhaar with mobile numbers
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Justice Bhushan says Aadhaar Act does not create a framework for surveillance
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An individual reveals lot of demographic information for other ID proofs, hence, revealing it not violative of right to privacy: Justice Bhushan
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Assumption that every individual who opens bank account is a potential terrorist or money launderer is draconian: Justice Chandrachud
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Aadhaar allows constructing profiles of individuals which is against right to privacy, enables potential surveillance: Justice Chandrachud
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Justice Ashok Bhushan concurs with majority judgment of AK Sikri but differs on three issues.
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First Published: Sep 26 2018 | 11:17 AM IST
