The basic summary of the situation so far (somewhat simplified) : - Aaadhar is brought in as a national identification system, originally for benefit distribut

The basic summary of the situation so far (somewhat simplified) : - Aaadhar is brought in as a national identification system, originally for benefit distribution - The Supreme Court in a judgement on October 2015 notes that there is no legal framework for aadhar and restricts it to only 3 schemes. It notes that aadhaar cannot be made mandatory for any scheme - The current government rushes the aadhaar act as a money bill (the constitutional validity of which is also being challenged) on 11 mar 2016 - Several government departments start issuing gazette notifications making aadhaar mandatory for various schemes (including benefits for AIDS patients, bhopal gas victims, college entrance examinations, birth certificates among others). - The Finance Bill of 2016 passes several amendments to make linking your aadhaar mandatory with your PAN card. Historically, a PAN card was the entity on which you filed your taxes, and with this in place, you cannot file taxes as your PAN card becomes invalid if you don't link it. The case being argued today is one that challenges the amendments making aadhaar mandatory. If you are interested in the court proceedings and the arguments laid by both sides, here is a long summary (today was day 5 of the proceedings): https://indconlawphil.wordpress.com/2017/05/03/the-constitutional-challenge-to-s-139aa-of-the-it-act-aadhaarpan-petitioners-arguments/ https://indconlawphil.wordpress.com/2017/05/03/the-constitut...