The Supreme Court on Monday directed the central government to withdraw all its orders making Aadhar mandatory for people for availing any government services.
The three-judge bench headed by Justice BS Chauhan ordered the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) not to share any information of the Aadhar card holder with any government agency.
The SC passed its order on the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Aadhaar card with those opposing the mega project saying it was not backed by any statute and compromises with national security.
The top court in its interim order had said that the Aadhaar card be not made mandatory for people for availing any government services and nobody should be deprived of any such facilities for the want of the card.
The Centre, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and three oil PSUs — IOCL, BPCL and HPCL — had later on moved the apex court seeking modification of its earlier order that Aadhaar card is not mandatory and no person should suffer for want of it in getting the benefits of government schemes.
