The deadline for mandatory linking of Aadhaar to banks, telecom services and other services may be further extended beyond March 31, the Centre indicated to the Supreme Court on Tuesday. This is the latest in a series of non-committal flip-flops by the government when it comes to expanding the linkage to Aadhaar to critical services. The Centre said that since some more time would be needed to conclude the prolonged hearing in the Aadhaar case, the government may extend the deadline from March 31. A five-judge Constitution bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A K Sikri, A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud and Ashok Bhushan agreed with the contention of Attorney General K K Venugopal. The AG said that the deadline has been extended in the past and may be extended again at the end of the month to enable petitioners in the Aadhaar case to conclude their arguments in front of the apex court. On December 15 last year, the apex court had extended the deadline for mandatory linking of Aadhaar with various services and welfare schemes till March 31. Earlier senior advocate Shyam Divan, who had led the arguments challenging Aadhaar and its enabling Act, said that the deadline of March 31 must be extended as it was highly unlikely that the hearing in the case challenging the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar Act will be concluded. Justice Chandrachud commented that even if the court reserved its verdict on March 20, the banks and other institution would…
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