SC rejects petition seeking re-examination of its 2018 verdict declaring Aadhaar act valid & constitutional

A- A A+

Last Updated : Mar 5 2021 7:34AM Screen Reader Access

News Highlights

UN General Assembly adopts India's resolution to declare 2023 as International Year of Millets Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, India is honored to be at forefront of popularizing Millets BJP CEC meets in New Delhi in wake of upcoming Assembly Elections External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishanker visits Dhaka, says, Bangladesh is central to India's neighborhood first Policy India commemorates Chabahar Day, External Affairs Minister says, Chabahar port facilitated delivery of humanitarian assistance during COVID-19 pandemic

National News

Jan 21, 2021

8:00AM

SC rejects petition seeking re-examination of its 2018 verdict declaring Aadhaar act valid & constitutional

FILE PIC

The Supreme Court has rejected petitions seeking re-examination of its 2018 verdict which declared Aadhaar Act valid and constitutional.

A five-judge bench of the apex court dismissed the petitions by majority of 4:1. The review petitions were considered by the bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan, S Abdul Nazeer and BR Gavai in chamber on January 11 and the order was uploaded on the Supreme Court website yesterday. While Justices Khanwilkar, Bhushan, Nazeer and Gavai were in favour of dismissal of the review petition.

Justice Chandrachud disagreed with his brother judges and said the review petition should be kept pending until the issue of the validity of certification of Aadhaar Bill as a Money Bill is settled by a larger Constitution bench. The majority of four judges, however, said no case was made out to review the 2018 verdict.