New Delhi: The Supreme Court is today all set to hear the plea which challenges the Mandatory of Aadhar with  Permanent Account Number (PAN).

The decision was yesterday defended by the centre in the court citing that it was done to curb the use of fake PAN cards across the country.

The Attorney General (AG) Mukul Rohtagi said "There are safeguards for privacy under the Aadhar Act. Under that, the authority shall ensure security, confidentiality of data," 

He further added "People can't refuse to furnish data for driving license to argue that government shouldn't collect data for purposes of people who are travelling,"

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Supreme court to continue hearing petition of challenging government's decision of Aadhaar mandatory