India’s Supreme Court rejects Aadhaar as standalone proof of age
India’s Supreme Court has said an Aadhaar card cannot be used to determine a deceased person’s age in the case described. A bench ruled that the relevant date of birth was the one recorded in the person’s school leaving certificate.
India’s Supreme Court has ruled that an Aadhaar card is not a valid document for determining age, according to the supplied report. The decision concerned the age of a deceased person. A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Karol and Ujjal Bhuyan said the age had to be established using the date of birth recorded in the person’s school leaving certificate.
The ruling distinguishes the school leaving certificate from the Aadhaar card for the purpose described in the case. The supplied material does not state what dispute led to the court’s consideration of the issue or identify the parties involved. It also does not explain whether the judgment addresses other forms of official identification or sets out a broader rule beyond the case before the bench.
No additional reasoning from the court, details of the underlying claim or reaction from the parties is included in the available material. The report therefore supports only the stated conclusion that Aadhaar was not accepted as the document for determining the deceased person’s age in this matter.
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