Full text: Supreme Court Aadhaar judgment

Aadhaar verdict: Read the full text of the Supreme Court's judgment here.

• By: Express Web Desk
• New Delhi | Updated: September 26, 2018 02:30 PM IST
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Supreme Court Aadhaar verdict: The five-judge bench had reserved its verdict in the case on May 10, 2018 (Express Photo/File)

The Supreme Court Wednesday ruled that the Aadhaar Act, 2016, was constitutionally valid. The five-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said the scheme gave dignity to the marginalised and served a much larger public interest. In a 4:1 verdict, the CJI and Justices A K Sikri, A M Khanwilkar and Ashok Bhushan were in favour of Aadhaar while D Y Chandrachud dissented.

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Full text: Supreme Court Aadhaar verdict

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