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Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016

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SUNIL KUMARversusSTATE OF U.P.

The High Court considered a bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, on behalf of Sunil Kumar, who was arrested for allegedly possessing two Aadhaar cards with different dates of birth and using them to obtain two examination admit cards, thereby …

PRAGYA PRASUN & ORS.versusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

2025 INSC 599Disposed off

The petitioners, including acid‑attack survivors with facial disfigurements and a blind individual, challenged the mandatory digital KYC/e‑KYC/video‑KYC procedures for being inaccessible and discriminatory. They argued that requirements such as capturing a live photograph and performing a liveness …

NOEL HARPER & ORS.versusUNION OF INDIA & ANR.

2022 INSC 411Disposed off

The petitioners, a group of NGOs and individuals, challenged the 2020 amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, specifically sections 7, 12(1A), 12A and 17, alleging that the prohibition on transfer of foreign contributions, the requirement to open a single FCRA account with …

JUSTICE K. S. PUTTASWAMY (RETD.)versusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

2018 INSC 880Disposed off

The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016, which provides a unique identity number to residents based on biometric and demographic data. The petitioners challenged the Act on grounds of …

JUSTICE K S PUTIASWAMY (RETD.), AND ANR.versusUNION OF INDIA AND ORS

2017 INSC 1235Directions issued

The Supreme Court, hearing Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India (Writ Petition No. 494 of 2012), considered interim orders that limited the use of Aadhaar to six government schemes and made its linkage voluntary pending a final decision. The petitioners argued that the Union could not …

JUSTICE K S PUTTASWAMY (RETD.), AND ANR.versusUNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

2017 INSC 801Reference answered

The case arose from a reference to a nine-judge bench to determine whether the right to privacy is a constitutionally protected fundamental right under the Indian Constitution, particularly in light of the Aadhaar scheme's collection of biometric data. The petitioners argued that privacy is an …

BINOY VISWAMversusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

2017 INSC 478Disposed off

The petitioners, a group of public‑spirited individuals, challenged the constitutionality of Section 139AA of the Income Tax Act, 1961, which makes it mandatory for income‑tax assessees to quote their Aadhaar number while applying for a PAN or filing returns. They argued that the provision violated …