The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the linking of Aadhaar with PAN or Permanent Account Number, which is mandatory for the filing of income tax returns (ITR). However, the top court ruled that it is not mandatory to link bank accounts with Aadhaar or the Unique Identity Number, a 12-digit personal identification number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India. The Supreme Court stated that benefits under the Aadhaar project should be in the nature of welfare schemes and cannot be made compulsory for services such as bank accounts, mobile connections, or school admissions.
Things to know about Aadhaar linking with PAN and bank accounts
1) Wednesday's ruling by the top court means that individuals will not be required to mandatorily link their bank accounts with Aadhaar.
2) The top court also said that no private company or bank can ask for an individual's Aadhaar.
3) The much-awaited verdict on the Aadhaar matter comes after a series of petitions challenged the constitutional validity of the system on the grounds that it violates privacy.
4) The Aadhaar verdict was announced by a five-judge constitution bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.K. Sikri, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, and Justice Ashok Bhushan.
5) The bench had reserved the verdict after hearing the petitions for over 38 days starting January 17 this year.
6) The compulsory linking of the Aadhaar card with bank accounts, PAN card, welfare schemes, and a host of other utilities violates the fundamental right to privacy, a series of petitions had alleged challenging its validity.
7) The bench also said that private companies cannot access Aadhaar data. Seeking biometric details does not violate the right to privacy, said Justice Bhushan.
8) Aadhaar is a unique 12-digit identification number issued to individuals by the UIDAI after storing their biometric data. The UIDAI uses iris and fingerprint scans to obtain biometric data from applicants and stores it in a database.
9) PAN is a 10-digit alphanumeric number issued to assessees by the Income Tax Department. Quoting of PAN for filing income tax returns is mandatory.
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256Things to know about Aadhaar linking with PAN and bank accounts
1) Wednesday's ruling by the top court means that individuals will not be required to mandatorily link their bank accounts with Aadhaar.
2) The top court also said that no private company or bank can ask for an individual's Aadhaar.
3) The much-awaited verdict on the Aadhaar matter comes after a series of petitions challenged the constitutional validity of the system on the grounds that it violates privacy.
4) The Aadhaar verdict was announced by a five-judge constitution bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.K. Sikri, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, and Justice Ashok Bhushan.
5) The bench had reserved the verdict after hearing the petitions for over 38 days starting January 17 this year.
6) The compulsory linking of the Aadhaar card with bank accounts, PAN card, welfare schemes, and a host of other utilities violates the fundamental right to privacy, a series of petitions had alleged challenging its validity.
7) The bench also said that private companies cannot access Aadhaar data. Seeking biometric details does not violate the right to privacy, said Justice Bhushan.
8) Aadhaar is a unique 12-digit identification number issued to individuals by the UIDAI after storing their biometric data. The UIDAI uses iris and fingerprint scans to obtain biometric data from applicants and stores it in a database.
9) PAN is a 10-digit alphanumeric number issued to assessees by the Income Tax Department. Quoting of PAN for filing income tax returns is mandatory.
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