13193 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 5th April 2018

	Aadhaar access ban is the new heartburn for Fintech Economic Times “We have stopped allowing private unregulated entities from using the Aadhaar database for authentication of their customer base till further notice from UIDAI. This has been done on the basis of the Supreme Court observation on March 27,” said Ashok Hariharan, founder of IDfy, which provides ... Aadhaar scheme approved by experts: Centre tells Supreme Court - Times of India Aadhaar not open to judicial review: Centre tells SC - Economic Times Aadhaar hearing: Petitioners question UIDAI on verification of residency requirement, de ... - Firstpost
	Aadhaar can do little to check bank frauds: SC tells Centre Times of India The bench expressed its misgivings about the UIDAI's power to determine what "biological attributes" should be included in the Aadhaar scheme and the method of collecting them. Citing the open-ended nature of the Aadhaar law, the bench said the govenrnment may well decide to include more and ... Aadhaar no solution to scams as bank officials are hand in glove with fraudsters, says Supreme Court - Firstpost We Don't See How Aadhaar Can Prevent or Detect Bank Frauds, Says SC - News18
	Delhi HC lets 2 lawyers file tax returns without Aadhaar Times of India A bench of justices S Ravindra Bhat and AK Chawla sought replies from the Centre and the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on a petition filed by two lawyers, Mukul Talwar and Vrinda Grover, challenging the requirement of quoting Aadhaar number or linking it with PAN for e-filing of tax returns.
	Plea in High Court against Aadhaar requirement for e-filing tax returns Economic Times The pleas on behalf of the two lawyers, also represented by advocate Anshumaan Sahni, claimed that on March 27, the CBDT had extended till June 30 the last date for linking Aadhaar with the Permanent Account Number (PAN) and therefore the petitioners should be permitted to e-file their return. Plea in HC against Aadhaar requirement for e-filing tax returns - Moneycontrol.com Delhi High Court allows petitioners to file income tax returns without Aadhaar number - Scroll.in Plea in Delhi HC against Aadhaar requirement for e-filing returns - Deccan Chronicle
	EXCLUSIVE: Railways Publishes Aadhaar Numbers Of Mumbai Stampede Victims In Violation Of ... HuffPost India Publishing Aadhaar numbers in this manner is an offence under the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits, and Services) Act, 2016. The public disclosure of personal information like account numbers and phone numbers leaves victims vulnerable to cybercrime, privacy ...
	Aadhaar to be submitted within 6 months for new insurance policies Livemint Even after the Supreme Court extended the deadline to link Aadhaar with various services, including existing bank accounts, mutual funds and insurance policies, Aadhaar or Aadhaar enrolment number remains mandatory for opening a new bank account. At the same time, there are consumer ...
	Private players face glitches in Aadhaar authentication and e-KYC Business Standard For payments and telecom industry, the introduction of Aadhaar based know-your-customer was a godsend. With just people's thumbprints, companies have managed to enroll millions of users for services ranging from banking, mobile connection to digital lending. However, last few weeks haven't been ...
	Aadhaar Final Hearing [Day 24]: In Respect Of Policies Initiated By Govt, Courts Shouldn't Become ... Live Law As Attorney General KK Venugopal resumed his submissions on Day 24 of the Aadhaar final hearing, he reiterated that the Aadhaar project is a policy decision adopted by the Executive at the topmost level and prayed that its constitutional validity may not be questioned. To buttress his argument, ...
	E-filing income tax returns: Plea in HC against Aadhaar card requirement Zee Business E-filing income tax returns: The Delhi Court today sought the Centre's and tax authority CBDT's response on a plea opposing the requirement of quoting Aadhaar card number or linking it with PAN in e-filing income tax returns. The issue was raised before a bench of justices S Ravindra Bhat and A K ...
	The Great Aadhaar Game: Don't be Arbitrary, be Cleverly Random The Wire The Supreme Court's interim order of March 13 appears incongruous to the earlier unanimous verdict on the right to privacy and is at odds with the constitutional right to equality. The deadline to link Aadhaar with bank accounts and phones have been indefinitely extended while they aren't extended for ...
	Left opposes Aadhaar, but not in Kerala Times of India THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Just a fortnight ago, the Supreme Court said that pensions are rightful entitlement and not subsidy thus delinking disbursal of pensions from mandatory possession of Aadhaar, but Kerala's LDF government, which swears by the working class, has denied pensions to around 3 ...
	When a minister expresses doubts about linking Aadhaar to voter ID, it smacks of cynicism ThePrint Linking Aadhaar to voter ID can effectively check duplication and ghost voting and clean up the election process. For a government that is linking Aadhaar to every conceivable aspect of our lives and fighting a tough court battle to defend the identity system, a personal comment by its own minister about ...
	Aadhaar linking, DBT scheme helped govt save Rs 830 billion: Niti CEO Kant Business Standard "The linkage of Aadhaar and DBT has helped the government save close Rs 830 billion. We have linked 437 scheme under DBT. We have knocked off 27 million fake ration cards," he said. Besides, PFMS has been very an efficient and effective tool for monitoring of government funds, he said.
	Aadhaar cannot stop bank frauds: SC Business Standard The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that Aadhaar cannot stop bank frauds, adding, officials seemingly are hand in glove with the fraudsters. The top court's five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, also observed that the Aadhaar can do little to stop it.
	ETtech Morning briefing: Amazon-Flipkart, Truecaller Pay, Aadhaar roadblock for Fintech firms ... ETtech.com ... authentication agencies from the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), they have been unable to access these services since the Supreme Court made critical observations around multiple unregulated entities accessing the database during the hearing on privacy concerns around Aadhaar.
	Minors Having Aadhaar Can't Opt Out After 18; Virtual ID For Aadhaar Rolls Out! Trak.in (blog) ... Attorney General K.K. Venugopal. One of the shocking fact revealed is that minors having Aadhaar can't opt out, once they turn 18. We will soon share more interesting facts from the replies. Meanwhile, UIDAI has rolled out the virtual ID program, which has been designed to safeguard Aadhaar details ...