Is new legislation on the way for mandatory linking of Aadhaar with banks and telecoms?

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Supreme Court’s judgement of Aadhaar on September 26 declared Aadhaar constitutionally valid, it however restricted the mandatory linking of Aadhaar with private entities such as banks, telecoms, insurance companies etc. Aadhaar should be used for government services. On Saturday, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley stated that it is still possible to restore mandatory linking of Aadhaar with telecoms and bank…

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Where Aadhaar will be mandatory and where not!

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The five-judge constitution seat of Supreme Court, driven by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, struck down Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act which permitted the legislature as well as any private entity or company to request for Aadhaar. As per the latest news, Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act now allows any government, private entity, or person to ask for Aadhaar.…

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