 "The earlier deadline of June 30 has been extended till September 30 for those who want to apply for Aadhaar")
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday the right to privacy is a fundamental right protected by the Constitution, in a potential setback to the government’s push to mandate the use of Aadhaar, or unique ID numbers for a variety of routine tasks.
Over a billion Indians have already registered for Aadhaar cards, which ascribe unique ID numbers, and record fingerprints and iris scans of each person. The database was originally set-up to streamline welfare benefit payments and reduce wastage.
The current government however, has been keen to mandate the use of Aadhaar for everything from the filing of income taxes
