The Supreme Court will deliver its verdict on the constitutional validity of Aadhaar at 10:30 am tomorrow. In other words, the court will decide if the Aadhaar card is mandatory.


It may be recalled that earlier in March this year, in an interim order, the apex court had said that the mandatory linking of bank accounts and mobile phones will stand extended 'indefinitely' till judgement on the petitions pending before it is pronounced.


The Ministry of Finance amended the Prevention of Money-Laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005 through a notification dated June 1, 2017.


While the Supreme Court is yet to decide on several petitions to make Aadhaar mandatory for government services and the overarching matter of citizens' right to privacy, it has now extended the Aadhaar linking deadline indefinitely for  for bank accounts, mobile SIM cards, and other financial services.