Aadhaar Case extends deadline until March 31
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The Apex Court on Friday agreed with the Centre’s Submissions and set the deadline of linking of Aadhaar card with the bank accounts, mobile numbers, and various other schemes as March 31st, 2018.
A five-judge constitutional bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said the final hearing on the petitions would begin from January 17 next year. The court earlier had 22 cases tagged and they are to be heard by a smaller bench.
It is a big challenge to these cases, with many aspects of Aadhaar card, including the use of data collected under the Unique Identification Program.
But an Aadhaar holder opening a new bank account will have to furnish his Aadhaar card to the bank ordered on Friday. The extension of the deadline is only for non-Aadhaar holders opening new bank accounts. During the interim, they can furnish their Aadhaar enrollment application to the bank.
