Supreme Court to hear on May 4 PIL seeking stringent guidelines for issuing Aadhaar to adolescents, adultsThe Supreme Court will hear a plea on Monday concerning Aadhaar card issuance. The petition seeks new Aadhaar cards only for children up to...
03 May, 2026, 12.16 PM IST
Supreme Court to consider setting up bench to hear pleas against passage of laws as money billsEarlier, the top court had said it would constitute a seven-judge bench to consider the issue of validity of passage of laws like the Aadha...
15 Jul, 2024, 12.50 PM IST
Cal HC directs Centre to file affidavit on PIL alleging deactivation of Aadhaar cardsA division bench headed by Chief Justice T S Sivagnanam directed the Centre to file the affidavit within three weeks stating its position o...
21 Mar, 2024, 03.00 PM IST
Sharing of biometric information not impermissible: UIDAI tells Delhi HCUIDAI said that "core biometric information" has been defined in the Aadhaar Act to mean fingerprint, IRIS scan, or other biological attrib...
05 May, 2022, 05.24 PM IST
Lok Sabha passes bill to amend Aadhaar actThe compulsory use of Aadhaar-based KYC for mobile connections and bank accounts was prohibited by the apex court.
04 Jan, 2019, 08.29 PM IST
Companies failing to comply with Aadhaar Act norms may be liable for up to Rs 1 crore fineThe Aadhaar Act, at present, does not empower the body to take enforcement action against errant entities in the Aadhaar ecosystem.
01 Jan, 2019, 07.30 PM IST
Aadhaar Act amendments propose enhanced powers to UIDAI, stiff penalties for violation of normsAlso, the Telegraph Act and Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) rules will be amended to provide for voluntary use of Aadhaar for obt...
18 Dec, 2018, 09.57 PM IST
It’s not money bill and is illegal, says DY ChandrachudBypassing the Rajya Sabha to pass the Aadhaar Act amounted to subterfuge, the judge held.
27 Sep, 2018, 09.15 AM IST
Clause in Aadhaar act badly drafted, says Supreme CourtThe bench was told that Aadhaar was collected in the initial phase in 2010 with enrolment forms that had no reference to biometrics.
11 Apr, 2018, 08.02 AM IST
Transgenders cite identity issues to oppose Aadhaar Act in SCAn adherent of the Christian faith also cited the Bible to reject the Aadhaar unique identity number that the government is pushing for eve...
21 Mar, 2018, 07.59 AM IST
SC to pass order over uncertainty on Aadhaar linking deadlineA five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said that it may not be possible to decide by March 31 the batch of pet...
07 Mar, 2018, 11.52 PM IST
Deadline for Aadhaar-PAN linkage to stay: UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan PandeyThe requirement for Aadhaar being quoted for availing government subsidies, welfare schemes and other benefits will also continue unhindere...
25 Aug, 2017, 03.36 PM IST
Supreme Court Constitution bench to hear Aadhaar challenge on privacy issueThe bench would decide whether the right to privacy is a fundamental right -- a question central to the Aadhaar Act.
12 Jul, 2017, 12.52 PM IST
Aadhaar data base fully safe and secure, says UIDAIAccording to Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), there has been no incident of misuse of Aadhaar biometrics leading to identi...
05 Mar, 2017, 02.36 PM IST
UIDAI approves rules under the Aadhaar Act, to be notified soonJ Satyanarayana, was on Thursday appointed as the part-time Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) which runs the...
12 Sep, 2016, 08.54 PM IST
Government notifies Aadhaar Act, forms panel to choose new chief of UIDAIThe notification comes even as SC is yet to take a final call on whether Aadhaar can be made mandatory for delivery of govt benefits and su...
13 Jul, 2016, 03.31 AM IST
Government notifies Aadhaar ActThe Centre has notified the new Aadhaar Act which gives the numbers assigned by it a statutory backing for transfer of subsidies and benefi...
28 Mar, 2016, 04.54 PM IST