Aadhaar Card: Watch for all the LATEST UPDATES
6 years, 3 months ago

Aadhaar Card: Watch for all the LATEST UPDATES

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared Centre's flagship Aadhaar scheme as 'Constitutionally valid', stating it has become a very important matter of identity of every individual in the country and urged the government to "introduce strong data protection law as soon as possible". The verdict came following a batch of 31 petitions, including one by former High Court judge K S Puttaswamy challenging the constitutional validity of Centre's flagship Aadhaar scheme and enabling 2016 law. Court ruled that it is still mandatory to have adhaar for issuing a PAN card and for filing Income Tax Returns There is a fundamental difference between Aadhaar card and identity. Empowering the validity of Aadhaar, court stated that “Aadhaar empowers the marginalised section of the society and gives them an identity; Aadhaar is also different from other ID proofs as it can't be duplicated".

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New SIM Card Rules: Aadhaar-based biometric verification now mandatory
1 day, 10 hours ago

New SIM Card Rules: Aadhaar-based biometric verification now mandatory

India TV News  

The Prime Minister's Office has issued a critical directive to the Department of Telecommunications, mandating Aadhaar-based biometric verification for all new SIM card connections. Mandatory Aadhaar verification for SIM cards Previously, users could use any government ID, such as voter ID or passport, to obtain a new mobile connection. However, under the new rules, biometric verification via Aadhaar is now …

Assam Won't Give Aadhaar Card To Those Who Didn't Apply For NRC: CM Himanta
1 month ago

Assam Won't Give Aadhaar Card To Those Who Didn't Apply For NRC: CM Himanta

ABP News  

In an attempt to link the Aadhaar Card with the National Register of Citizens, the Assam government on Wednesday decided that all applications to get the unique identity card would be rejected if the applicant or the family had not applied in NRC. From now on, the General Administration Department of the state government will be the nodal agency to …

No Aadhaar card to persons who did not apply for NRC: Assam government
1 month ago

No Aadhaar card to persons who did not apply for NRC: Assam government

India Today  

In an attempt to link the Aadhaar Card with the National Register of Citizens, the Assam government on Wednesday decided that all applications to get a unique identity card will be rejected if the applicant or the family had not applied to NRC. The decision was taken during a cabinet meeting in view of an infiltration attempt by citizens of …

PAN 2.0 sounds good but will it end fraud through impersonation?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

PAN 2.0 sounds good but will it end fraud through impersonation?

Live Mint  

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs earlier this week approved a plan of India’s Income Tax Department to roll out its PAN 2.0 project. It’s unclear if linking PAN cards with Aadhaar IDs, which eases the use of one-time-passwords sent to people’s phones for instant verification, has helped reduce our exposure to fraud risks. At last count, India had issued …

Aadhar Card Not Proof Of Age, But An Identity Document: Madhya Pradesh HC Reiterates, Directs State To Clarify To All Concerned Authorities
2 months ago

Aadhar Card Not Proof Of Age, But An Identity Document: Madhya Pradesh HC Reiterates, Directs State To Clarify To All Concerned Authorities

Live Law  

It thereafter said, " Let a copy of this order be sent to Chief Secretary, State of Madhya Pradesh for issuing notices to all the concerned authorities with regard to the legal sanctity of Aadhar Card thereby clarifying that Aadhar Card is not the document of age but it is merely a document of identity ". Similarly, different High Courts …

Aadhaar card is not proof of age, only identity, reiterates Madhya Pradesh high court
2 months ago

Aadhaar card is not proof of age, only identity, reiterates Madhya Pradesh high court

Hindustan Times  

The Madhya Pradesh high court has ordered the state government to inform all authorities concerned in the state that Aadhaar was not a document of age but identity. Sahu cited a verdict by a coordinate bench of the court which ordered the state to consider the age according to Aadhaar and sought similar directions. Justice Ahluwalia, however, noted that the …

PAN-Aadhaar link now mandatory – Check deadline
2 months ago

PAN-Aadhaar link now mandatory – Check deadline

India Today  

The Indian government has introduced a new rule requiring all PAN cardholders to link their PAN with Aadhaar to combat financial fraud. This move comes in response to a surge in financial fraud, with reports of fintech firms using PAN data to create customer profiles without permission, raising serious privacy concerns. The main aim of linking PAN with Aadhaar is …

'No Public Interest': Delhi HC Directs Roster Bench To Hear Lawyer's Plea For Govt Life Insurance Benefits Without Furnishing His Aadhaar
4 months ago

'No Public Interest': Delhi HC Directs Roster Bench To Hear Lawyer's Plea For Govt Life Insurance Benefits Without Furnishing His Aadhaar

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court today observed that there is no public interest involved in the writ petition moved by a lawyer, seeking to remove AADHAAR number as a mandatory requirement for the purpose of registration under Chief Minister Advocates' Welfare Scheme.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela observed that it was petitioner's personal choice …

Assam’s New Aadhaar Rule Makes Verification Stricter, Govt Announces Measures To Combat Illegal Immigration
4 months, 1 week ago

Assam’s New Aadhaar Rule Makes Verification Stricter, Govt Announces Measures To Combat Illegal Immigration

ABP News  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Saturday that all new applicants for Aadhaar cards in the state will need to submit their National Register of Citizens application receipt number. CM Himanta Sarma emphasised that the introduction of the ARN requirement aims to curb the influx of illegal foreigners and ensure stricter adherence to issuing Aadhaar cards. The Assam …

Why the GST Council recommended biometric-based Aadhaar authentication for new registrations: Explained
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Why the GST Council recommended biometric-based Aadhaar authentication for new registrations: Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: On June 22, the GST council recommended introducing biometric-based Aadhaar authentication for GST registrations, in a phased manner. In a media interaction after the conclusion of the council meeting, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that the measures endeavour to combat fraudulent input tax credit claims made through fake invoices. Since the rollout of the GST regime, …

Calcutta HC directs Centre to file affidavit on PIL alleging deactivation of Aadhaar cards
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Calcutta HC directs Centre to file affidavit on PIL alleging deactivation of Aadhaar cards

The Hindu  

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the Centre to file an affidavit on a PIL alleging deactivation of Aadhaar cards of people by the authorities concerned. Sivagnanam directed the Centre to file the affidavit within three weeks stating its position on the allegation made in the PIL, which claimed that Aadhaar cards of people were being deactivated in an …

Fresh advisory soon on Aadhaar as date of birth proof
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Fresh advisory soon on Aadhaar as date of birth proof

The Hindu  

To avoid inconvenience to the public and government schemes’ beneficiaries and quell a sense of anxiety about a recent directive to cease the usage of Aadhaar as a ‘date of birth’ proof, the Unique Identification Authority of India is likely to issue a clarification soon that those relying on the ID proof for age may do so after undertaking a …

Government makes its clear that Aadhaar no proof of citizenship, birth date
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Government makes its clear that Aadhaar no proof of citizenship, birth date

The Hindu  

New Aadhaar cards and PDF versions of the identity document have started including a more explicit and prominent disclaimer that they are “a proof of identity, not of citizenship or date of birth,” signalling to government departments and other organisations to not use it for those purposes. At least one organisation has stopped accepting Aadhaar as a proof of date …

Punjab & Haryana High Court Allows POCSO Accused To Examine UIDAI Official To Disprove Age Of Prosecutrix Based On Aadhar Card Details
1 year ago

Punjab & Haryana High Court Allows POCSO Accused To Examine UIDAI Official To Disprove Age Of Prosecutrix Based On Aadhar Card Details

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has allowed a man accused of rape and aggravated penetrative sexual assault under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences to examine an official of UIDAI, in an attempt to show that the prosecutrix is not a minor.In the present case, the accused sought directions to summon a UIDAI official to produce Aadhar details of …

Linking of Aadhaar card with Voter ID yet to begin, says govt
1 year, 1 month ago

Linking of Aadhaar card with Voter ID yet to begin, says govt

Live Mint  

The Indian government is yet to begin linking Aadhaar cards with voter identity cards. Further, the time period to submit Form 6B has been extended for a period of one year,” said Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal. “The Election Commission of India is responsible under article 324 of the Constitution for superintendence, direction and control of preparation of electoral roll, …

Identity pangs: The Hindu Editorial on Aadhaar and concerns
1 year, 3 months ago

Identity pangs: The Hindu Editorial on Aadhaar and concerns

The Hindu  

In an innocuously titled report on “Decentralized Finance and Digital Assets” released last Saturday, global rating major Moody’s Investors Service has flagged some uncomfortable home truths about India’s ambitious digital identification programme for residents, Aadhaar. But at a broader level, the agency has red-flagged security and privacy risks from “centralised” digital ID systems such as Aadhaar, where a single entity …

Aadhaar is not perfect but has proven useful
1 year, 3 months ago

Aadhaar is not perfect but has proven useful

Live Mint  

Given how widely Aadhaar has been hailed as a success in biometric identification to enable policy action, the Moody’s critique of it caught many by surprise. It said the credit rating agency had made sweeping assertions against Aadhaar without citing any empirical evidence and had ignored facts about its identity verification options in suggesting that service failures were resulting in …

Aadhaar Number Not Mandatory For Electoral Rolls, Will Make Changes In Forms To Enrol New Voters: ECI Tells Supreme Court
1 year, 3 months ago

Aadhaar Number Not Mandatory For Electoral Rolls, Will Make Changes In Forms To Enrol New Voters: ECI Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Election Commission of India has given an undertaking to the Supreme Court that it will issue "appropriate clarificatory changes" in Forms 6 and 6B which required details of Aadhaar number for the purpose of electoral roll authentication for new voters.The senior counsel appearing for the Election Commission also told a bench comprising Chief Justice of India. The Election Commission …

People Can’t Be Denied Benefits Of Welfare Schemes Only Because They Don’t Possess Aadhaar Card Or Mobile Number: Orissa High Court
1 year, 7 months ago

People Can’t Be Denied Benefits Of Welfare Schemes Only Because They Don’t Possess Aadhaar Card Or Mobile Number: Orissa High Court

Live Law  

The Orissa High Court has cautioned both the Union and State Governments that they must not deny benefits of different welfare schemes to the needy people belonging to vulnerable sections only because they do not possess identity proof like Aadhaar Card or mobile number. While hearing a Public Interest Litigation pertaining to serious condition that has emerged in Jajpur district …

Expanding Aadhaar to private entities is risky
1 year, 7 months ago

Expanding Aadhaar to private entities is risky

Hindustan Times  

In a landmark 4-1 verdict in 2018, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Aadhaar Act, 2016, but struck down section 57, which allowed the use of Aadhaar authentication and E-KYC by private companies to establish an identity for delivering services. Explaining its ruling, the top court said that the section struck at the heart of an individual’s privacy, …

Secure Aadhaar data from misuse
1 year, 8 months ago

Secure Aadhaar data from misuse

Hindustan Times  

Last week, the government proposed to tweak rules regarding Aadhaar to allow entities other than the government for identity verification, a report in this newspaper noted. However, in 2019, the government tweaked the Aadhaar Act to allow some private companies — telecom providers and financial institutions — to seek Aadhaar voluntarily. The scale, and the associated problems of privacy and …

CBIC Amends The Rules Related To Biometric-Based Aadhaar Authentication And Risk-Based Physical Verification For GST Registration
1 year, 9 months ago

CBIC Amends The Rules Related To Biometric-Based Aadhaar Authentication And Risk-Based Physical Verification For GST Registration

Live Law  

The Central Board Of Indirect Taxes and Customs has amended the rules related to Aadhar Authentication and Biometric Verification Rules.The Board has notified the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2023 which shall be effective from 26th December 2022.The Board has substituted Rule 8 of the CGST Act, 2017.The date of submission of the application in cases shall be. The …

Why Does Govt Want PAN-Aadhaar Linkage? Explained as Deadline Extended till June 30
1 year, 9 months ago

Why Does Govt Want PAN-Aadhaar Linkage? Explained as Deadline Extended till June 30

News 18  

The government on Tuesday extended the deadline for linking PAN and Aadhaar by three months to June 30, 2023, to provide some more time to taxpayers, an official statement said. Under the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961, every person who has been allotted a PAN as on July 1, 2017, and is eligible to obtain Aadhaar Number, is required …

PAN Cards Not Linked To Aadhaar Will Become ‘Inoperative’ After March 31
2 years ago

PAN Cards Not Linked To Aadhaar Will Become ‘Inoperative’ After March 31

News 18  

The Aadhaar card and PAN card are two of the most crucial identification documents that one must have to seamlessly conduct any bank transitions. The Income Tax department on December 24 issued an advisory that the Permanent Account Numbers which are not yet linked with their Aadhaar by the end of March 2023 will be deemed as “inoperative”. Originally set …

Is Aadhaar for greater social good?
2 years ago

Is Aadhaar for greater social good?

The Hindu  

The passage of time does not seem to have removed the concern of people about the safety of Aadhaar data. It was more than six-seven years ago that cooking gas consumers in Tamil Nadu began seeding their Aadhaar and bank account details with their LPG consumer numbers for receiving the subsidy and the ration cardholders integrated the Aadhaar data of …

PAN Will Become Inoperative If Not Linked With Aadhaar By End Of March 2023: I-T Dept
2 years ago

PAN Will Become Inoperative If Not Linked With Aadhaar By End Of March 2023: I-T Dept

News 18  

PAN-Aadhaar Linking: The income tax department on Saturday said it is mandatory to link permanent account numbers with Aadhaar before March 31, 2023. “As per Income-tax Act, 1961, it is mandatory for all PAN holders, who do not fall under the exempt category, to link their PAN with Aadhaar before March 31, 2023. pic.twitter.com/eJmWNghXW6— Income Tax India December 24, 2022 …

Madras High Court Dismisses PIL Against Insistence On Aadhaar Authentication With Electricity Connection
2 years ago

Madras High Court Dismisses PIL Against Insistence On Aadhaar Authentication With Electricity Connection

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Wednesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation challenging a Government Order issued by the Energy Department permitting Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation to insist on linkage of Aadhaar number with electricity consumption consumer billing number for availing certain services. The court noted as under, Thus, when the Aadhaar authentication is required from such persons who …

Aadhaar-Voter ID Linking Voluntary; Voters' Names Won't Be Removed For Not Linking Voter ID With Aadhaar : Union Law Minister
2 years ago

Aadhaar-Voter ID Linking Voluntary; Voters' Names Won't Be Removed For Not Linking Voter ID With Aadhaar : Union Law Minister

Live Law  

On Friday, while responding to a very pointed question raised by three Members of Parliament, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said that names of the voters whose voter IDs are not linked with Aadhaar will not be struck off from the voter list. Amidst allegations that the election authorities are mandating linking of Aadhaar with Voter IDs, in October, 2022, …

Verify Aadhaar Before Accepting It As Proof of Identity: UIDAI To States
2 years, 1 month ago

Verify Aadhaar Before Accepting It As Proof of Identity: UIDAI To States

News 18  

The Unique Identification Authority of India, under the Ministry of Electronics & IT, on Thursday requested the state governments to verify the Aadhaar before accepting to establish the identity of an individual. “UIDAI has requested the state governments by emphasising the need for verification before usage, and has urged the states to give necessary direction so that whenever Aadhaar is …

Verify 'Aadhaar' before accepting it as proof of identity, says UIDAI
2 years, 1 month ago

Verify 'Aadhaar' before accepting it as proof of identity, says UIDAI

India TV News  

UIDAI on Aadhaar verification : Before accepting Aadhaar either in physical or electronic form as the proof of identity of an individual, entities should verify if it is genuine, the UIDAI said today. In a statement, the Union ministry of Electronics and IT said verification of Aadhaar prohibits 'unscrupulous elements and anti-social elements' from indulging in any possible misuse of …

Explained: The plea in Supreme Court challenging Aadhaar-Voter ID card linking
2 years, 2 months ago

Explained: The plea in Supreme Court challenging Aadhaar-Voter ID card linking

Firstpost  

A petition filed by Major General SG Vombatkere in the Supreme Court argues that the Aadhaar-Voter ID card linking would have a ‘detrimental impact on people’s ability to exercise their constitutional and legal right to vote’ as it can lead to ‘mass exclusions’ from the electoral rolls On Monday, the Supreme Court issued a notice to the central government on …

Supreme Court Of India Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Aadhaar-Voter ID Card Linkage
2 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Of India Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Aadhaar-Voter ID Card Linkage

Live Law  

The Supreme Court of India on Monday issued notice in a petition challenging the power of the Election Commission of India to use the Aadhaar database in the process of deletion and updation of entries in the electoral roll. 28 of the Representation of People's Act, 1950 and the Registration of Electors Rules, 2022 and two notifications regarding Aadhaar-Voter Card …

What is an Aadhaar Card and How to link it with PAN?
2 years, 2 months ago

What is an Aadhaar Card and How to link it with PAN?

Live Mint  

Aadhaar Card is an identity proof for Indian residents containing a 12 digit individual identification number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India on behalf of the government. One can download the online form on the UIDAI website or take it from an Aadhaar enrolment center and complete the process by submitting supporting documents besides completing a biometric verification …

No breach in Aadhaar data vault till now, must be cautious: Centre in Rajya Sabha
2 years, 5 months ago

No breach in Aadhaar data vault till now, must be cautious: Centre in Rajya Sabha

Hindustan Times  

There has been no breach of Unique Identification Authority of India’s Aadhaar data vault, Union minister of electronics and information technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said in Rajya Sabha on Monday. Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw was responding to questions raised by CPI MP Binoy Viswam on whether the Centre has considered the recent CAG report that questioned the encryption method and procedure …

Questions remain on the Aadhaar flip-flop
2 years, 7 months ago

Questions remain on the Aadhaar flip-flop

Hindustan Times  

Over the weekend, the government issued and withdrew an advisory cautioning people on sharing their full Aadhaar numbers in a hard copy with “unlicensed” organisations. Aadhaar cardholders, the second statement said, are “only advised to exercise normal prudence”. The likelihood of being asked for a photocopy of an Aadhaar — instead of being verified via an OTP or a fingerprint …

UIDAI’s Aadhaar advisory withdrawn after row erupts
2 years, 7 months ago

UIDAI’s Aadhaar advisory withdrawn after row erupts

Hindustan Times  

The government on Sunday withdrew the advisory cautioning people against sharing photocopies of their Aadhaar with any organisation over misuse risks. UIDAI said under the law, if a private entity should have a valid user licence from UIDAI to demand to see a person’s Aadhaar card or seek a photocopy of the card A press release by the Bengaluru Regional …

Should you share Aadhaar number or not? Here's what Govt says in two advisories
2 years, 7 months ago

Should you share Aadhaar number or not? Here's what Govt says in two advisories

Hindustan Times  

An advisory issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India, Bengaluru regional office warning people to not share Aadhaar numbers with any organisation triggered a row as the advisory said Aadhaar numbers can be misused. On Sunday, the UIDAI issued a clarification withdrawing the earlier statement and said Aadhaar card-holders should exercise normal prudence in using and sharing their Aadhaar …

Aadhaar photocopy warning from UIDAI sparks row. Then a clarification
2 years, 7 months ago

Aadhaar photocopy warning from UIDAI sparks row. Then a clarification

Hindustan Times  

The central government on Sunday issued a clarification after backlash over an advisory from the Unique Identification Authority of India on sharing of Aadhar photocopy with any unlicensed private entity. Unlicensed private entities like hotels or film halls are not permitted to collect or keep copies of Aadhaar card, the release said, calling it an offence under the Aadhaar Act …

Supreme Court Directs UIDAI To Issue Aadhaar Cards To Sex Workers Without Insisting On Proof Of Residence
2 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Directs UIDAI To Issue Aadhaar Cards To Sex Workers Without Insisting On Proof Of Residence

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, directed Unique Identification Authority of India to issue Aadhaar Cards to sex workers on the basis of a proforma certification submitted by a Gazetted Officer at NACO or the Project Director of the State Aids Control Society. On an earlier occasion, Senior Advocate, Anand Grover, appearing on behalf of Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee had apprised …

Cash Withdrawals, Deposits Rule to Change Soon: PAN, Aadhaar To Become Mandatory For These Transactions
2 years, 8 months ago

Cash Withdrawals, Deposits Rule to Change Soon: PAN, Aadhaar To Become Mandatory For These Transactions

News 18  

People who deposit or withdraw cash more than Rs 20 lakh from the bank account, including co-operative banks and post offices, in a financial year will now have to quote their permanent account number or Aadhaar number. Here’s what the new rules say and why it has been made mandatory: What the Rules Say According to a notification by the …

Core biometric information shall not be shared with anyone, UIDAI tells Delhi High Court
2 years, 8 months ago

Core biometric information shall not be shared with anyone, UIDAI tells Delhi High Court

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Unique Identification Authority of India informed the Delhi High Court that core biometric information collected by the authority under the Aadhaar Act shall not be shared with anyone for any reason whatsoever. UIDAI, in its affidavit filed in the high court, stated that core biometric information has been defined in Section 2 of the Aadhaar Act to mean …

Fake Indian Passports Held By Srilankan Nationals: Madras High Court Directs UIDAI To Share Details Of 35 Aadhaar Cards With 'Q' Branch-CID
2 years, 8 months ago

Fake Indian Passports Held By Srilankan Nationals: Madras High Court Directs UIDAI To Share Details Of 35 Aadhaar Cards With 'Q' Branch-CID

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has recently directed the Deputy Director, UIDAI to furnish details of 35 Aadhaar Cards sought by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, "Q" Branch CID, Chennai City. Justice G Jayachandran made the above order on a plea by the Deputy Superintendent following rejection of his request by the UIDAI, seeking information about the Aadhaar Card Numbers along …

Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Mandatory Aadhar Requirement For Availing Ration Under National Food Security Act
2 years, 9 months ago

Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Mandatory Aadhar Requirement For Availing Ration Under National Food Security Act

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation challenging the mandatory requirement of Aadhaar card to avail free ration under the National Food Security Act, 2013. Suppose you have a legal right under NFSA which is now constitutional right as per Puttaswamy, then your right can be taken away only on provisions mentioned in Aadhaar Act…Parliament enacted both …

PIL To Link Properties With Aadhaar: Delhi High Court Grants Further Time To Centre To File Reply
2 years, 9 months ago

PIL To Link Properties With Aadhaar: Delhi High Court Grants Further Time To Centre To File Reply

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court today granted further time to the Central Government to file its counter affidavit in the PIL seeking linking of property documents with Aadhaar Card.The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla has now fixed the case for hearing on 14th September. The Delhi High Court today granted further time to the …

Aadhaar not mandatory on CoWIN portal for Covid vaccination, Centre to Supreme Court
2 years, 11 months ago

Aadhaar not mandatory on CoWIN portal for Covid vaccination, Centre to Supreme Court

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Centre Monday told the Supreme Court that Aadhaar card is not mandatory for registration on CoWIN portal for COVID-19 vaccination. The apex court took note of the submission and disposed of a plea filed by Siddharthshankar Sharma who claimed that Aadhaar card was being mandatorily insisted upon for administering COVID-19 vaccination on the CoWIN portal. "Pursuant to …

Fake Aadhar Cards: Delhi High Court Directs UIDAI To Disclose Information Of Over 400 Persons Allegedly Involved
2 years, 11 months ago

Fake Aadhar Cards: Delhi High Court Directs UIDAI To Disclose Information Of Over 400 Persons Allegedly Involved

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has directed the Unique Identification Authority of India to disclose information of over 400 aadhar card holders who were allegedly issued fake aadhar card certificates for the purpose of enrolment in civil defence training in the city. Justice Chandra Dhari Singh was dealing with a case wherein the investigation revealed that in the year 2019, the …

Here's why linking PAN card with Aadhaar is crucial by March 31
3 years ago

Here's why linking PAN card with Aadhaar is crucial by March 31

Hindustan Times  

Indians are advised to link their Permanent Account Number with their Aadhaar card by March 31, 2022. If not done by the given deadline, the PAN card can become invalid and a fee of ₹1,000 may be required for linking the PAN card with Aadhaar thereafter, reported Hindustan Times's sister publication LiveMint. Indians must link their Permanent Account Number with …

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Aadhaar’s use and misuse: Govt spreads its tentacles
3 years ago

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Aadhaar’s use and misuse: Govt spreads its tentacles

Deccan Chronicle  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi displays a neophyte’s zeal for the use of Aadhaar, an idea that he had strongly opposed when he was the chief minister of Gujarat. The Supreme Court’s judgment that there can be legitimate reasons for State intrusion into the privacy of the citizen had been used by Mr Rijiju to defend the use of Aadhaar’s new …

Thinking before linking: On linking electoral rolls with Aadhaar
3 years ago

Thinking before linking: On linking electoral rolls with Aadhaar

The Hindu  

An unwillingness to allow meaningful debate and invite wider consultation can undo even the progressive aspects of problematic legislation. On the face of it, the Bill’s objective — to purify the rolls and weed out bogus voters — may appear laudable, and the seeding of Aadhaar data with voter identity particulars may seem to be a good way of achieving …

Aadhaar and Voter ID link: Joining the strands of the debate
3 years ago

Aadhaar and Voter ID link: Joining the strands of the debate

Hindustan Times  

The Lok Sabha on Monday cleared a draft legislation on electoral reforms seeking to use Aadhaar numbers for identification and verification of voters, with the central government maintaining the process would weed out duplicate and fake voter IDs. In Section 23, the amendment seeks to include new clauses authorising electoral registration officers to seek the Aadhaar numbers of people who …

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