Those without Aadhaar cannot be deprived of government schemes till next hearing, SC tells Centre

However, the Supreme Court refused to pass any order on the plea against making Aadhaar compulsory for availing government schemes

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· Yesterday · 12:02 pm

Aadhaar made mandatory for TB patients seeking cash assistance from the government

Doctors and health activists say adding the requirement is just another hurdle to effective treatment.

Menaka Rao

· Jun 21, 2017 · 06:30 am

If Supreme Court made PAN-Aadhaar partly optional, how can a bank-Aadhaar link be mandatory?

The rules were notified on June 1, but have only become news a week after the SC’s PAN-Aadhaar judgment.

Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· Jun 16, 2017 · 08:16 pm

Government makes Aadhaar mandatory for opening bank accounts, making transactions above Rs 50,000

The Centre’s notification comes a week after the Supreme Court upheld the scheme linking Aadhaar with PAN cards.

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· Jun 16, 2017 · 06:02 pm

Aadhaar to be compulsory for filing I-T returns, obtaining new PAN from July 1: Finance Ministry

The apex court has only given ‘partial relief’ to those who did not have an Aadhaar card or an Aadhaar enrolment ID, said the Central Board of Direct Taxes.

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· Jun 11, 2017 · 08:02 am

Supreme Court: Government cannot force Aadhaar for I-T returns until privacy question settled

The government’s provision, now stayed by the court, would have made PAN cards invalid if they were not linked to Aadhaar.

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· Jun 09, 2017 · 03:07 pm

Supreme Court to decide today if Aadhaar should be mandatory for I-T returns and PAN

On May 4, the bench had reserved a bench of petitions that challenged Section 139AA of the Income Tax Act.

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· Jun 09, 2017 · 08:32 am

Co-founder of UIDAI-associated outfit admits to anonymously trolling Aadhaar critics on Twitter

Sharad Sharma, governing council member of iSpirt, offered an apology and said he would be investigated by a compliance committee.

Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· May 23, 2017 · 05:25 pm

What the Aadhaar authority needs to learn from Zomato’s response to hacking

Far from being open to questions, UIDAI has chosen to go after anyone who raises genuine concerns about the security of Aadhaar data.

Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· May 22, 2017 · 06:30 am

Will Aadhaar leaks be used as an excuse to shut out scrutiny of welfare schemes?

Aadhaar data of all 23 crore beneficiaries of Direct Benefit Transfer schemes could be publicly available, says a report by Centre for Internet and Society.

Anumeha Yadav

· May 20, 2017 · 06:30 am

SC does not overrule making Aadhaar mandatory for welfare schemes, lists case for June 27

The deadline to link the biometric identification system with one’s PAN is June 30.

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· May 19, 2017 · 08:43 pm

Supreme Court to hear pleas challenging mandatory Aadhaar for government schemes on May 17

The petitions oppose the Centre’s decision citing an earlier order that had made use of the unique identification number voluntary.

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· May 12, 2017 · 02:05 pm