September 26, 2018 06:53 pm | Updated 07:13 pm IST
An operator helps scan a woman’s fingerprints as she enrolls for Aadhaar. File
On September 26, 2018, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra upheld the validity of Aadhaar but with riders.
Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, in his dissenting judgment, said that passing the Aadhaar Act as a Money Bill was a fraud on the Constitution. He also held section 7 of the Act, which makes Aadhaar mandatory for state subsidies, as unconstitutional.
Here is the full text of the judgement .
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