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SC seeks Centre, States and ECI response on plea against use of Aadhaar as proof of citizenship, domicile and age

New Delhi, Jun 16 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Central government, state governments and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a petition seeking directions that Aadhaar be treated only as proof of identity and not as proof of citizenship, domicile, residential address or date of birth.
A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice V Mohana issued notice on a public interest litigation filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, who contends that the use of Aadhaar beyond identity verification is contrary to the Aadhaar Act, 2016, and the clarification issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
The petition relies on Section 9 of the Aadhaar Act, which states that an Aadhaar number or authentication thereof shall not, by itself, confer any right of citizenship or domicile. It also refers to a UIDAI notification issued in August 2023 clarifying that Aadhaar serves only as proof of identity and is not proof of citizenship, address, or date of birth.
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