SC stops Madras HC from passing final orders in Facebook Aadhaar link case

Facebook seeks transfer of all petitions to apex court, says case has wider implications which only top court should hear

The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday allowed the Madras High Court (HC) to continue hearing a plea which seeks linking of Aadhaar numbers to social media profiles such as Facebook and Twitter, but barred it from passing final orders in the case.

The apex court also issued notices to the Central government and other social media companies such as Twitter and Google, and sought their response on a transfer plea moved by Facebook.

US-based Facebook has approached the apex court seeking transfer of cases pending in different high courts to the top court, expressing inability to keep defending