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What’s valid and what’s not: All you need to know about the Aadhaar verdict

The Supreme Court has upheld the Aadhaar scheme as Constitutionally valid, but with restrictions. Here are the highlights of the judgment

Bodhisattva Sen Roy New Delhi Published 26.09.18, 08:44 AM

A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court has ruled that the Aadhaar scheme that collects biometric data from every citizen of India and assigns to them a national identity card, does not infringe on the their right to privacy and is Constitutionally valid. The apex court, however, also struck down several provisions of the Aadhaar Act. Here are the key takeaways from today’s landmark verdict.

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