The Supreme Court set aside an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which had accepted Aadhaar card for determining the age of a road accident victim to grant compensation.
A bench comprising Justice Sanjay Karol and Ujjain Bhuvan, Therefore, said the age of the diseased had to be determined from the date of birth. Man sent in the school leaving certificate under Section 94 of the Juvenile Justice. Fair and Protection of Children Act, 2015.
” We find that the unique identification authority of India, has restricted that in Aadhar card, while can be used to establish identity, is not per se proof of date of birth,” noted the bench.