Deadline For Linking Aadhaar To Be Extended To March 31. Conditions Apply

NEW DELHI: The deadline to link Aadhaar with bank accounts and various government schemes can be pushed back from December 31 to March 31, the government has told the Supreme Court today. The extension, however, will apply only to those who do not have the Unique Identification Number yet. The deadline for Aadhaar linking to cellphone numbers, February 6, cannot be extended, since it is as per an order of the top court, the Centre said.

The government will issue notification for the extension tomorrow, Attorney General K K Venugopal told the top court this morning.

The petitioners, who had appealed against making the linking of Aadhaar mandatory, have objected to the conditional extension of deadline.

“Our case is those who have Aadhaar must also be allowed not to link. There are fears that Aadhaar will be misused… We have challenged the Aadhaar scheme itself. We wanted the court to pass interim orders,” said Udayaditya Banerjee, the advocate representing the petitioner.

The court will hear the case again next week, when it is expected to pass an interim order on the issue.

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Source:Ndtv

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