Supreme Court: Aadhaar Not Valid Proof Of Citizenship Amid Bihar Voter Row

“Are petitioners saying that Aadhaar card is proof of citizenship? They are not saying that it is not a measure… the Aadhaar Act says so,” Bar and Bench quoted Justice Kant as saying.

He added, “See, the Election Commission is correct in saying that Aadhaar can't be accepted as conclusive proof of citizenship; it has to be verified. See section 9 of the Aadhaar Act.”

The bench said the first issue to be settled was whether the Election Commission had the authority to conduct the verification exercise, reported India Today. "If they don't have the power, everything ends. But if they have the power, there can't be a problem," Justice Kant said.