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In which of the following cases did the majority judgement of the Supreme Court hold that Aadhaar gave…

The five-judge Aadhaar decision of 26 September 2018 was Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v Union of India. Its majority linked the unique identity supplied by Aadhaar with…

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In which of the following cases did the majority judgement of the Supreme Court hold that Aadhaar gave them not only a unique identity but also a life of dignity?

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The five-judge Aadhaar decision of 26 September 2018 was Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v Union of India. Its majority linked the unique identity supplied by Aadhaar with access to welfare benefits and a dignified life for marginalised people. This is the Aadhaar merits judgment, distinct from the nine-judge privacy judgment delivered in the same litigation in 2017. The other listed cases do not identify that majority decision.

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