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Supreme Court Seeks Responses From Centre, States on Plea to Use Aadhaar Card only as Identity Proof
The petition says Aadhaar is being used for citizenship and residence checks in voter registration and could admit people without proper documents.
- On Tuesday, June 16, 2026, a Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice V. Mohana issued notices to the Centre and all states regarding a plea alleging misuse of Aadhaar cards as proof of citizenship and domicile.
- Filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, the petition argues current usage contradicts the Aadhaar Act and a 2023 UIDAI notification stating "Aadhaar is proof of identity, not of citizenship, address or date of birth."
- The plea claims the existing verification mechanism under Form-6 is "inadequate and might allow individuals without proper supporting documents" into the electoral database, noting foreign nationals become eligible for Aadhaar after residing in India for 182 days.
- Alleging a "dilution of integrity/reliability of identification framework," the plea seeks comprehensive electoral reforms, with Upadhyay requesting a high-powered monitoring committee including forensic experts to oversee the verification process.
- The Supreme Court tagged this matter with similar pending cases, while the plea contends using Aadhaar for voter registration violates Article 14 of the Constitution and Section 23 of the Representation of the People Act.
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SC notice to Centre, States on plea to curb use of Aadhaar for age proof, voter registration
A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice V Mohana issued notice to the Centre and State governments on Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay.
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SC seeks responses of Centre, States on plea for use of Aadhaar as identity proof only
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice V Mohana issued notices to the Centre and all the states and UTs on a plea filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay and tagged it with the pending similar matters.
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Supreme Court seeks responses of Centre, States on plea for use of Aadhaar as identity proof only
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
·Chennai, India
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