New Delhi: As per the media reports the Supreme Court Of India (SCI) bench consisting of five judges lead by Chef Justice of India Deepak Mishra extended the linking of Aadhaar Card to March 31, 2018 only for non-Aadhaar holders opening new bank accounts. They have time till March 31 to enroll for Aadhaar and produce it before the bank authorities. During the interim, they can furnish their Aadhaar enrollment application to the bank.
The bench, has extended the linking of Aadhaar Card to mandatory services.
“You see, there is no question of producing Aadhaar enrollment application for those who already possess Aadhaar cards,” Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, who authored the interim order for the five-judge Bench, reportedly reasoned.
The Bench scheduled the final hearing on 28 separate writ petitions challenging the very validity of the Aadhaar scheme for January 17, 2018.
Furthermore, the deadline to update the Aadhaar card as e-KYC document and integrate it with mobile phone connection has also been extended to 31st March 2017 by the bench, notes The Hindu (TH).