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Centre Opposes Priority Hearing On Key Laws Being Passed As Money Bills
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".
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"Fundamental Rights": Supreme Court On Voter IDs, Aadhaar For Sex Workers
Observing that fundamental rights are guaranteed to every citizen irrespective of vocation, the Supreme Court directed the Centre, all the states and union territories to commence the process of issuing voter, Aadhaar and ration cards to sex workers.
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Top Court Rejects Pleas Seeking Review Of 2018 Aadhaar Verdict
The Supreme Court has dismissed a batch of pleas seeking review of its 2018 verdict upholding the Centre's flagship Aadhaar scheme as constitutionally valid but striking down some of its provisions, including its linking with bank accounts, mobile phones and school admissions.
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Top Court To Hear Pleas Seeking Review Of Aadhaar Scheme Verdict Tomorrow
The Supreme Court will take up on June 9 pleas seeking review of a verdict upholding the Centre's flagship Aadhaar scheme as constitutionally valid but striking down some of its provisions, including its linking with bank accounts, mobile phones and school admissions.
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Aadhaar Could Be Among 19 Money Bills Under Supreme Court Scanner
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...
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Petition In Supreme Court Seeks Review Of Aadhaar Verdict
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.
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Key Takeaways From Today's Supreme Court Verdict On Aadhaar
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the constitutional validity of Aadhaar and said that it empowers the marginalised sections of the society. The ruling, however, came with certain caveats with the top court mandating that the 12-digit identifier will not be required for obtaining SIM cards and opening bank accounts.
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Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress Hails Supreme Court Aadhaar Verdict
The Trinamool Congress today hailed the Supreme Court judgement which struck down Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act which allowed corporate entities to access its data.
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The Landmark Aadhaar Verdict: What It Means For You
Aadhaar is compulsory for filing Income Tax return, so you must link it with your PAN number. PAN-Aadhaar linking deadline is March 31, 2019.
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"Better To Be Unique Than Best": Top Court Upholds Aadhaar, With Limits
The Aadhaar card empowers those on the margins of society, which far outweighs its flaws, the Supreme Court said today, upholding the validity of the giant national ID scheme but with limits on how biometric data collected from more than one billion citizens can be used. In a four-one majority judgement, the court cleared the use of Aadhaar for acc...
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Highlights: Aadhaar Saved Centre Rs 90,000 Crore, Says Arun Jaitley
Aadhaar empowers marginalised sections of the society and gives them identity, which outweighs the harm, Supreme Court said, pronouncing the national identity card "constitutionally valid" in response to petitions raising violation of privacy. "One can't throw the baby out with the bathwater," said the judges, which asserted that private parties ca...
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Aadhaar, Ayodhya And Adultery: Important Cases In Top Court Next Week
The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce next week judgement in several important cases including Aadhaar, Ayodhya and adultery that would have bearings on the right to privacy, politics and social morality.
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Supreme Court Doesn't Seem To Agree With Aadhaar Law Being Termed Money Bill
The Supreme Court today did not seem to agree with the government's contention that the Aadhaar law was correctly termed as a Money Bill by the Lok Sabha Speaker as it dealt with "targeted delivery of subsidies" for which funds come from the Consolidated Fund of India.
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Centre Said Court Ordered Aadhaar-Phone Linking. Top Court's Rejoinder
For more than a year, the centre has cited a Supreme Court ruling to order millions of mobile phone subscribers to link their phone connection with an Aadhaar number and many have complied. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court pulled out the ruling. It turned out that the Supreme Court had never ordered the government to link mobile phones with Aadhaar.
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Consider Correcting Anomaly In Linking PAN With Aadhaar For Transgenders: Supreme Court To Centre
The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to consider correcting the anomaly which has surfaced in linking of PAN with Aadhaar number with regard to transgenders.
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Centre Opposes Priority Hearing On Key Laws Being Passed As Money Bills
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".
-
"Fundamental Rights": Supreme Court On Voter IDs, Aadhaar For Sex Workers
Observing that fundamental rights are guaranteed to every citizen irrespective of vocation, the Supreme Court directed the Centre, all the states and union territories to commence the process of issuing voter, Aadhaar and ration cards to sex workers.
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Top Court Rejects Pleas Seeking Review Of 2018 Aadhaar Verdict
The Supreme Court has dismissed a batch of pleas seeking review of its 2018 verdict upholding the Centre's flagship Aadhaar scheme as constitutionally valid but striking down some of its provisions, including its linking with bank accounts, mobile phones and school admissions.
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Top Court To Hear Pleas Seeking Review Of Aadhaar Scheme Verdict Tomorrow
The Supreme Court will take up on June 9 pleas seeking review of a verdict upholding the Centre's flagship Aadhaar scheme as constitutionally valid but striking down some of its provisions, including its linking with bank accounts, mobile phones and school admissions.
-
Aadhaar Could Be Among 19 Money Bills Under Supreme Court Scanner
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...
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Petition In Supreme Court Seeks Review Of Aadhaar Verdict
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.
-
Key Takeaways From Today's Supreme Court Verdict On Aadhaar
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the constitutional validity of Aadhaar and said that it empowers the marginalised sections of the society. The ruling, however, came with certain caveats with the top court mandating that the 12-digit identifier will not be required for obtaining SIM cards and opening bank accounts.
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Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress Hails Supreme Court Aadhaar Verdict
The Trinamool Congress today hailed the Supreme Court judgement which struck down Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act which allowed corporate entities to access its data.
-
The Landmark Aadhaar Verdict: What It Means For You
Aadhaar is compulsory for filing Income Tax return, so you must link it with your PAN number. PAN-Aadhaar linking deadline is March 31, 2019.
-
"Better To Be Unique Than Best": Top Court Upholds Aadhaar, With Limits
The Aadhaar card empowers those on the margins of society, which far outweighs its flaws, the Supreme Court said today, upholding the validity of the giant national ID scheme but with limits on how biometric data collected from more than one billion citizens can be used. In a four-one majority judgement, the court cleared the use of Aadhaar for acc...
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Highlights: Aadhaar Saved Centre Rs 90,000 Crore, Says Arun Jaitley
Aadhaar empowers marginalised sections of the society and gives them identity, which outweighs the harm, Supreme Court said, pronouncing the national identity card "constitutionally valid" in response to petitions raising violation of privacy. "One can't throw the baby out with the bathwater," said the judges, which asserted that private parties ca...
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Aadhaar, Ayodhya And Adultery: Important Cases In Top Court Next Week
The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce next week judgement in several important cases including Aadhaar, Ayodhya and adultery that would have bearings on the right to privacy, politics and social morality.
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Supreme Court Doesn't Seem To Agree With Aadhaar Law Being Termed Money Bill
The Supreme Court today did not seem to agree with the government's contention that the Aadhaar law was correctly termed as a Money Bill by the Lok Sabha Speaker as it dealt with "targeted delivery of subsidies" for which funds come from the Consolidated Fund of India.
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Centre Said Court Ordered Aadhaar-Phone Linking. Top Court's Rejoinder
For more than a year, the centre has cited a Supreme Court ruling to order millions of mobile phone subscribers to link their phone connection with an Aadhaar number and many have complied. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court pulled out the ruling. It turned out that the Supreme Court had never ordered the government to link mobile phones with Aadhaar.
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Consider Correcting Anomaly In Linking PAN With Aadhaar For Transgenders: Supreme Court To Centre
The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to consider correcting the anomaly which has surfaced in linking of PAN with Aadhaar number with regard to transgenders.
