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13075 - Aadhaar: “100% successful authentication NOT possible,” UIDAI CEO admits in SC - Money Life


Moneylife Digital Team
22 March 2018

The five-judge Constitutional bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, comprising Justices AK Sikri, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud and Ashok Bhushan on Wednesday resumed hearing in the Aadhaar case. In the beginning, the Bench decided to allow Ajay Bhushan Pandey, Chief Executive (CEO) of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) as requested by Attorney General KK Venugopal.
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Mr Pandey, responding to a query from Justice Chandrachud, admitted that "100% authentication success (of Aadhaar) is not possible as there are many variables, like connectivity, or machine not working. The Aadhaar Act takes care of it."