New Delhi, July 12 (PTI): The Supreme Court said on Wednesday that a five-judge Constitution Bench will sit on July 18 and 19 to hear matters relating to Aadhaar, including petitions that say the biometrics-based identification number will hurt the right to privacy. The matter was mentioned before a bench of Chief Justice J.S. Chandrachud, which said that a five-judge Constitution Bench would hear Aadhaar-related matters. When Justice Khehar asked Venugopal and Divan as to whether the matter was to be heard by a seven-judge Constitution Bench, both the parties said that it has to be heard by a five-judge bench. The Attorney General and Divan mentioned the matter before the Chief Justice as a three-judge bench had on July 7 said that all issues arising out of Aadhaar should finally be decided by a larger bench and the Chief Justice would take a call on the need for setting up a Constitution Bench.

Source: The Telegraph July 12, 2017 08:26 UTC