New Plea In SC Challenging Mandatory Requirement To Link Aadhaar To Bank Account, Mobile Number [Read Petition]
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New Plea In SC Challenging Mandatory Requirement To Link Aadhaar To Bank Account, Mobile Number [Read Petition]

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A petition has been filed in Supreme Court challenging the mandatory rule to link Bank account and mobile number to Aadhaar number.It raised issues which endanger Fundamental Rights of citizens of India, protected under Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution.The petition filed by feminist researcher and activist Kalyani Menon is likely to be heard immediately after the Diwali break of. “The present petition challenges Rule 2 of the Prevention of Money-laundering Second Amendment Rules, 2017 which seeks to amend Rule 9 of the Prevention of Money-laundering Rules, 2005 which have been issued under the Prevention of Money-laundering Act 2005 ” said the petition filed through Advocate-On-Record Vipin Nair By virtue of the Impugned Provision, submission of an Aadhaar Number has been made mandatory for individual clients, companies, partnership firms and trusts for opening of bank accounts; maintaining existing bank accounts; making any financial transactions of and above Rs. THE PRAYERS a)This Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction in the nature of a mandamus to declare that impugned Circular dated 23.03.2017 issued by the Department of Telecommunication is ultra vires, unconstitutional, null and void and in particular violates Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India; b)This Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus declaring that pursuant to the Impugned Circular the mobile phone numbers of subscribers will not be made in-operational, and future applicants will not be coerced to submit their Aadhaar Numbers; c)This Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus against the Respondents directing them to forthwith forbear from implementing or acting pursuant to or in implementation of the Impugned Provision and Impugned Circular. d)This Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus against the Respondents directing them to forthwith clarify by issuing appropriate announcements, circulars and/or directions that no citizen of India is required to obtain an Aadhaar Number/Aadhaar card and that the program under the Aadhaar Act is entirely voluntary; e)This Hon’ble Court may be pleased to declare that body of the Petitioner and other such citizens belongs to themselves and not to the State.

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