Aadhaar not mandatory for social schemes: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday said the unique identification number - Aadhaar card - cannot be made mandatory for availing benefits under social welfare schemes.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. Representational image. Pic: PTI
The Supreme Court on Monday said the unique identification number - Aadhaar card - cannot be made mandatory for availing benefits under social welfare schemes.
This was stated by a bench of Chief Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul.
Senor counsel Shyam Divan had challenged a spare of orders issued by the government making Aadhaar mandatory to access benefits under various schemes.
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Written By: IANS
Updated: Mon, Mar 27, 2017
01:23 PM IST
01:23 PM IST
New Delhi, IANS