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Supreme Court to Hear Aadhaar Linking Case Today: Five Things to Know

A plea against Aadhaar filed by Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government will also be heard on Monday by a bench comprising justices AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan. New Delhi:  The Supreme Court will on Monday examine if linking of Aadhaar to various schemes should be mandatory and whether the deadline should be extended till March 31, 2018, for everyone and not just those who do not have the biometric ID yet.  Here’s all you need to know about the crucial hearing:  — The central government had told the Supreme Court last week that deadline for linking Aadhaar to various programmes will be extended from December 31 to March 31, 2018. The extension, however, was only applicable to those who do not have an Aadhaar and will enroll now. For everyone else, the deadline would remain December 31.  — The apex court had asked Attorney General KK Venugopal to consider whether this deadline should be extended for all. The government will inform its decision to t...