Both the Congress, as well as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), welcomed the verdict as a win for their respective visions of Aadhaar, and a loss for the other side
Chandrachud said the power of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, to decide whether a Bill is a money Bill, 'cannot be untrammelled'
Legal experts claim introducing a law to bypass the SC directive may not be possible given the court's stern stance
It will not be necessary to link Aadhaar directly to trading accounts, or demat, or mutual fund folios or bank accounts
Congress leader Kapil Sibal expressed satisfaction over exclusion of private companies from Aadhaar project
"Everybody will have to honour the Supreme Court's judgement, but I believe from services point of view it (Aadhaar) is a great facility," Kumar said
SC has upheld the validity of Aadhaar but curbed its use for opening bank accounts, securing cell phone connections
Selection of Bills as Money Bill has led to several debates in the past
The Supreme Court judgement kept the provision of Aadhaar mandatory for filing of IT returns and allotment of Permanent Account Number
The apex court struck down Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act which allowed sharing of data with private entities
SC struck down some provisions, including the linking of the biometric ID with bank accounts, mobile phones and school admissions
The five-judge Supreme Court bench had said that "no private company whether it is a telecom company, bank, school or airline can ask for Aadhaar Act as a condition for providing any services"
That judgement came on Wednesday and the court has upheld the linking of the two databases
Here's a guide to unlinking your Aadhaar number from Paytm, bank accounts and mobile connections
In a majority verdict, the Supreme Court today declared the Aadhaar scheme as constitutionally valid
The Supreme Court has declared the Centre's flagship Aadhaar scheme constitutionally valid
There are three sets of judgments being pronounced on the issue today
The apex court also struck down Section 57 of Aadhaar Act permitting private entities to avail Aadhaar data
Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of Aadhaar. Track all the LIVE updates on Business Standard
The bench is expected to decide on a number of petitions challenging the validity of the Aadhaar project, which were tagged together in this matter