Aadhaar Act

The Centre opposed in the Supreme Court the request for according precedence to hearing pleas related to the validity of passage of laws like the Aadhaar Act as money bills, saying priority cannot be decided on the basis of "political exigencies".

If a taxpayer fails to link the two documents, his/her PAN card will become inoperative. The taxpayer will not be able to furnish, intimate or quote his PAN in such cases.

Aadhar Pan Card Linking: All taxpayers have to mandatorily link the two by March 31, 2023, failing which they will be liable to consequences under the I-T Act and have to suffer a number of implications.

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has announced via a circular that citizens who don't have an Aadhaar number or enrolment slip, may not be entitled to avail government subsidies and benefits. Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act facilitates a person who has not been assigned an Aadhaar number, to avail of the benefits, subsidies, and se...

The Supreme Court on Monday asked Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala to approach the Delhi High Court with his plea challenging the Election Law Amendment Act that enables linking electoral roll data with the Aadhaar ecosystem.

The Election Commission will collect Aadhaar details of voters’ in Chandrigarh, after the latest amendments in election rules that will be implemented in August. The amendments to the Representation of the People Act, 1950 and the Representation of the People Act, 1951 were made by the Ministry of Law and Justice as part of the Election Laws (Ame...

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has informed the Delhi High Court that core biometric information collected by the authority under the Aadhaar Act shall not be shared with anyone for any reason whatsoever.

West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Friday said that Aadhaar and PAN cards are not proof of citizenship.

The Centre's decision to club nearly 20 bills under the finance act as "money bill" has come under scrutiny of the Supreme Court. The decision of the Speaker to allow these as money bill has now been referred to a larger Constitution bench. The Bench will take a call on whether the decision of the Speaker - who has to certify a bill as money bill...

Aadhaar-PAN inter-linking: While the government has allowed quoting of Aadhaar in place of PAN under the Income Tax Act, it has also announced grant of Aadhaar to NRIs on arrival without a waiting period. Meanwhile, the Income Tax Department has set a September 30 as the last date for assessees to link the two "unless specifically exempted". Aadhaa...

Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Cabinet has approved the promulgation of an Ordinance to give effect to the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill.

The government Wednesday introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha that will allow individuals to voluntary offer biometric ID Aadhaar as a means of identity verification for obtaining services like opening a bank account and getting a mobile phone connection.

The government has proposed a penalty of up to Rs 1 crore on entities that violate the provisions of the Aadhaar Act, with an additional fine of up to Rs 10 lakh per day in case of continuous non-compliance, sources said.

A review petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday seeking re-examination of its verdict by which the centre's flagship Aadhaar scheme was held as constitutionally valid.

Aadhaar can act as a digital wall capable of preventing the re-entry of illegal immigrants into the system once their enrolment has been cancelled, a top official of the Unique Identification Authority of India has told NDTV.

The Centre opposed in the Supreme Court the request for according precedence to hearing pleas related to the validity of passage of laws like the Aadhaar Act as money bills, saying priority cannot be decided on the basis of "political exigencies".

If a taxpayer fails to link the two documents, his/her PAN card will become inoperative. The taxpayer will not be able to furnish, intimate or quote his PAN in such cases.

Aadhar Pan Card Linking: All taxpayers have to mandatorily link the two by March 31, 2023, failing which they will be liable to consequences under the I-T Act and have to suffer a number of implications.

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has announced via a circular that citizens who don't have an Aadhaar number or enrolment slip, may not be entitled to avail government subsidies and benefits. Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act facilitates a person who has not been assigned an Aadhaar number, to avail of the benefits, subsidies, and se...

The Supreme Court on Monday asked Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala to approach the Delhi High Court with his plea challenging the Election Law Amendment Act that enables linking electoral roll data with the Aadhaar ecosystem.

The Election Commission will collect Aadhaar details of voters’ in Chandrigarh, after the latest amendments in election rules that will be implemented in August. The amendments to the Representation of the People Act, 1950 and the Representation of the People Act, 1951 were made by the Ministry of Law and Justice as part of the Election Laws (Ame...

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has informed the Delhi High Court that core biometric information collected by the authority under the Aadhaar Act shall not be shared with anyone for any reason whatsoever.

West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Friday said that Aadhaar and PAN cards are not proof of citizenship.

The Centre's decision to club nearly 20 bills under the finance act as "money bill" has come under scrutiny of the Supreme Court. The decision of the Speaker to allow these as money bill has now been referred to a larger Constitution bench. The Bench will take a call on whether the decision of the Speaker - who has to certify a bill as money bill...

Aadhaar-PAN inter-linking: While the government has allowed quoting of Aadhaar in place of PAN under the Income Tax Act, it has also announced grant of Aadhaar to NRIs on arrival without a waiting period. Meanwhile, the Income Tax Department has set a September 30 as the last date for assessees to link the two "unless specifically exempted". Aadhaa...

Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Cabinet has approved the promulgation of an Ordinance to give effect to the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill.

The government Wednesday introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha that will allow individuals to voluntary offer biometric ID Aadhaar as a means of identity verification for obtaining services like opening a bank account and getting a mobile phone connection.

The government has proposed a penalty of up to Rs 1 crore on entities that violate the provisions of the Aadhaar Act, with an additional fine of up to Rs 10 lakh per day in case of continuous non-compliance, sources said.

A review petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday seeking re-examination of its verdict by which the centre's flagship Aadhaar scheme was held as constitutionally valid.

Aadhaar can act as a digital wall capable of preventing the re-entry of illegal immigrants into the system once their enrolment has been cancelled, a top official of the Unique Identification Authority of India has told NDTV.