SC declines interim stay on linking Aadhaar with bank accounts, mobiles

Constitution Bench of SC to take up all Aadhaar-related pleas in the last week of November

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to place an interim stay on mandatory linking of Aadhaar numbers with bank accounts and mobile telecom services, saying all Aadhaar-related pleas will be taken up for final hearing by the court’s constitution Bench in the last week of November.

The apex court issued a notice to the Centre on pleas challenging the government’s bid to get bank accounts and mobile numbers linked with Aadhaar.

The Supreme Court also clarified that banks would have to indicate in their messages to customers that December 31 is the last date for linking of Aadhaar with accounts.

The final date for linking of Aadhaar and mobile phones is February 6, 2018, and telecom service providers would have to inform their customers about this.