The Supreme Court on Thursday said that issues such as denial of benefits to citizens for either want of Aadhaar or due to its non-authentication may not be a ground for holding the law as "unconstitutional". On the issue of Aadhaar being used as an identity card, Sibal said, "Passport, PAN card, driving licence and water, telephone and electricity bills are acceptable by authorities as identity cards. The bench then asked Sibal whether Aadhaar can "harmoniously" co-exist as an ID card with other IDs. Earlier, the apex court had questioned the West Bengal government for its stand against the Aadhaar scheme, saying what was wrong in having 'one-nation, one-identity' for all Indians through the measure. It is hearing pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar scheme and the enabling 2016 law.

Source: dna February 08, 2018 15:40 UTC