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Private entities cannot demand Aadhaar: Section 57 struck down
New
Delhi,
Sep
26:
The
Supreme
Court
today
struck
down
Section
57
of
the
Aadhaar
Act.
Section
57
allows
not
only
the
State
but
also
any
"body
corporate
or
person"
or
private
entity
to
demand
Aadhaar
from
citizens
for
the
purpose
of
identification.
This is the provision that gives mobile companies, private service providers to seek Aadhaar card for identification purposes.
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Section 57 says "nothing contained in this Act (Aadhaar Act) shall prevent the use of Aadhaar number for establishing the identity of an individual for any purpose, whether by the State or any body corporate or person."
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Story first published: Wednesday, September 26, 2018, 11:26 [IST]