Delhi High Court reserves judgement on PIL to link property documents with Aadhaar
According to the plea, the State must take appropriate steps to curb corruption and seize benami properties amassed by illegal means to send out a strong message that the government is determined to fight corruption and black money generation.
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The Delhi High Court on Thursday, December 21, reserved judgement on a plea seeking the linking of property documents with the Aadhaar personal identification number in order to counter corruption, the generation of black money and benami transactions.
Earlier, the court had granted representations from a host of ministries including finance, law, housing and rural development to file their reply on the plea.
According to the plea, it is duty of the State to take appropriate steps to curb corruption and seize benami properties amassed by illegal means to send out a strong message that the government is determined to fight corruption and black money generation.
It also claims that benami transactions in high-denomination currency are used in illegal activities, including terrorism, naxalism, gambling and money laundering.
In an affidavit filed in the matter in 2019, the Delhi government said Aadhaar is accepted as proof of identity for property registration and land mutation, but it is only an optional requirement and there is no provision in the law making it mandatory.
With inputs from agencies
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