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Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) and Another v. Union of India and Others (Aadhaar), Writ Petition (Civil) No. 494 of 2012, (2019) 1 SCC 1

Supreme Court of India · 2018

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2026-09-01
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Judgment of 26 September 2018; majority by A.K. Sikri J., dissent by D.Y. Chandrachud J.

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EstablishedIn 2018 the Supreme Court of India upheld the Aadhaar Act by a 4 to 1 majority but struck down section 57, so private entities may not require Aadhaar as a condition of service; Justice Chandrachud dissented.