Use of Aadhar card hangs on SC verdict today

October 07, 2015 08:53

Whether the Aadhar card can be used for services like opening bank accounts and taking phone connections will be decided by the Supreme Court today. The government's ambitious unique identity programme has been challenged in court over privacy concerns since it uses biometric data like fingerprint and iris scans.

The top court has already ruled that Aadhar card can be used only for availing subsidies under the public distribution system and purchasing kerosene and cooking gas and that, too, voluntarily. The court has also referred a related debate over whether privacy is a fundamental right to a constitution bench.

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