The Supreme Court has upheld the Aadhaar scheme as constitutionally valid. * The SC said Aadhaar cannot be made mandatory for openings of a bank account and for getting mobile connections. The apex court also made Aadhaar mandatory for filing of Income Tax Return (ITR). * Justice Sikri while reading out the verdict on the constitutional validity of Aadhaar said that there is a fundamental difference between Aadhaar card and identity. * The apex court struck down the provision in Aadhaar law allowing sharing of data on the ground of national security.

Source: Economic Times September 26, 2018 06:25 UTC