The Supreme Court today made it clear that banks and telecom service providers will have to indicate the last date of linking bank accounts and mobile numbers with Aadhaar in their communications with customers. Currently, the last date to link Aadhaar with bank accounts is December 31 this year while for mobile numbers, it is February 6, 2018. "The notification says the process (of linking Aadhaar with bank accounts) should be completed by December 31, 2017 or else the accounts would cease to operate. Therefore, till March 31, bank accounts should not be made non-operational," he said. If they are extending the deadlines, this aspect must be clarified," Divan argued while also raising the issue of linking of Aadhaar with mobile numbers.

Source: dna November 03, 2017 13:43 UTC