TMI Blog2017 (12) TMI 781X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... d E-KYC for mobile phone subscribers, the process of completing the E-KYC process is to be completed by 6 February 2018. The Union government informs the Court, that consistent with the extension of the deadline to 31 March 2018 in other cases, this Court may consider passing appropriate orders - we accept the statement of the learned Attorney General for India and order accordingly. With regard to third issue, subject to the submission of the details in regard to the filing of an application for an Aadhaar card and the furnishing of the application number to the account opening bank, we likewise extend the last date for the completion of the process of Aadhaar linking of new bank accounts to 31 March 2018. We extend the date for the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... , 2016 before making it mandatory to uplink or provide details of the Unique Identification Number/Aadhaar card for all purposes. 3 Mr Gopal Subramanium, learned senior counsel while advancing the same submission urged that the issue involves the paramountcy of the Court and of the judicial process. In the submission of the learned counsel, the exercise of the judicial power in the form of the interim order dated 15 October 2015 (and the earlier orders) was to insulate citizens against any form of compulsion, this being in aid of protecting their fundamental rights. 4 Mr Arvind Datar, Mr KTS Tulsi, Mr Anand Grover, Mr KV Viswanathan, Ms Minakshi Arora and Mr Sanjay Hegde, among other learned counsel urged submissions on various facets ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e direct accordingly. 8 The matter which needs consideration in the meantime is the interim arrangement which should govern the field. 9 The learned Attorney General for India has stated that : (i) The Union government has extended the deadline for Aadhaar linkage with all schemes of its Ministries/Departments until 31 March 2018; (ii) As far as Aadhaar linkage with bank accounts is concerned, for existing bank accounts, the last date for the completion of the process may be extended to 31 March 2018; (iii) In so far as new bank accounts are concerned, while the last date for completing the process of Aadhaar linking may be extended until 31 March 2018, persons desirous to open new accounts shall produce proof to the bank of ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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