INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
SC directed the government not to give Aadhaar to illegal immigrants.The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday declared Centre's flagship
Aadhaar scheme as constitutionally valid but struck down some of its provisions
The court said that as of today "we do not find anything in Aadhaar Act which violates right to privacy of individual citizen"
However, SC struck down Section 57 of Aadhaar Act permitting private entities to avail Aadhaar data and ruled that Aadhaar authentication
data cannot be stored for more than six months
It directed the government not to give Aadhaar to illegal immigrants
The bench struck down the national security exception under the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, Benefits and
It is mandatory to link Permanent Account Number (PAN) with Aadhaar.2
Telecom service providers cannot seek Aadhaar linking for mobile connections, said SC.3
Aadhaar is not mandatory for school admissions
The examinations conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE), National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for medical
entrance and the University Grants Commission (UGC) cannot make Aadhaar mandatory
