Aadhaar linking: Deadline won’t be extended hints Centre

Earlier, the court pulled up the West Bengal government for challenging the Aadhaar Act.

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will hear the Aadhaar matter in November. The decision was made by Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra on Monday. Earlier the Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Union Government among others on a plea that challenged the mandatory linking of Aadhaar with mobile.

The Centre hinted that those who have Aadhaar will have to link with government welfare schemes by December 2017. No extension will be granted the Centre hinted. We are ready to argue the matter the Centre also said.

The court also issued notices to the telecom companies insisting on the mandatory linking of mobile with Aadhaar. The court has given all respondents in the case four weeks time to file their reply.

On the last date of hearing, the Centre had told the court that it was ready to extend the date for mandatory linking of Aadhaar with various government schemes to March 2018. The court however sought to know if the government would refrain from taking action against those who did not link their Aadhaar during the pendency of the case. The court sought to time to file its response.

Earlier, the court pulled up the West Bengal government for challenging the Aadhaar Act. The court observed that a state government could not challenge laws enacted by the Parliament. Let Mamata Banerjee challenge the Act under Article 32 of the Constitution in her individual capacity and not as the Chief Minister of West Bengal, the court had also said.

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