SC seeks centre s response on plea against linking Aadhaar with cell phones

New Delhi Oct 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre s response on a plea challenging the mandatory linking of mobile phones with Aadhaar.

A bench of Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan gave the Centre four-weeks time to respond.

The court also gave time to the West Bengal government to amend it s petition questioning the linking of Aadhaar for giving of subsidy by the state s Labour Department. It observed: "how could state government challenge a law passed by the Centre?"

The court said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee could challenge the Aadhaar law as an "individual" and a "citizen".

However it also observed that "this way Centre would start challenging the laws passed by the States".

--IANS
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