Aadhar is mandatory for PAN card: Govt asks SC

New Delhi, May 03: The central government had strongly defended its decision to link Aadhaar with PAN(Permanent Account Number) cards and has maintained that it is mandatory here on Tuesday.

The Govt told to the supreme court on Tuesday, that,"Section 139 AA of the IT Act, which makes Aadhaar mandatory for PAN, curbs the use of fake PAN cards."

"Aadhaar makes a secure and robust system through which the identity of a person cannot be faked," attorney general Mukul Rohatgi told the apex court.



He told to the court that, "Government has saved over Rs 50,000 crore on benefits for poor due to Aadhaar."

The Central government is entitled to have identification. According to the constituents of society, the people cannot claim immunity from identification, the AG said.

He added that, "No right is absolute, right to body is not absolute. In most of the cases, even right to life can be taken away under due process."