SC rules those with Aadhaar must link it with PAN; here's how to do it via SMS

Use these steps to link your Aadhaar number with your PAN card for hassle-free filing of income-tax returns

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the newly inserted provision in the Income Tax Act mandating linking of Aadhaar with Permanent Account Number (PAN) for filing of I-T returns, but it partially stayed its operation.
 
A Bench of judges A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan said those who already possessed Aadhaar number would have to link it with PAN, but it could not be insisted upon in case of people not possessing Aadhaar.
 
Holding that the said provision in the I-T Act was not violative of Article 14 (Right to Equality) and Article 19, Justice Sikri pronounced the