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Supreme Court seeks responses from Centre and states on plea to use Aadhaar only as identity proof
The Supreme Court today sought the response of the Centre and States on a plea alleging misuse of the Unique Identification Authority of India-issued Aadhaar cards as proof of citizenship, domicile and residential address. The plea sought directions to restrict its use strictly for identity verification only.
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice V Mohana issued notices to the Centre and all the states and Union Territories. The petition contended that the existing verification mechanism under Form-6 is inadequate and might allow individuals without proper supporting documents to be included in the electoral database.