The Supreme Court has ruled that the Aadhaar Card was not mandatory to be linked to the PAN card for operation of bank accounts as well as for mutual funds investments. However it is now an open secret that all the banks, both government owned as well as the private banks have made it mandatory to link the PAN with the Aadhaar in all bank accounts as well as the mutual fund asset management companies. Who is right, the Supreme Court or the government arms such as the SEBI and RBI? Who is the upholder of the law? Now SEBI has made it mandatory for those filing Income Tax to link the Aashaar and PAN card by March 31, 2023.Why are the people of India forced to link the Aadhaar which contains private and sensitive bio-metrics such as the finger prints and the iris scan and which invades the privacy of individuals. Will the Supreme Court step in and uphold the rule of the law which is being violated with impunity?
