The government on Saturday extended the deadline for the PAN-Aadhaar linking to March 31, 2019. This is the fifth time the CBDT has extended the deadline for individuals to link their PAN to their 12-digit biometric ID. In an order issued late night Saturday, the policy-making body of the tax department said: "CBDT had allowed time till 30th June, 2018 to link PAN with Aadhaar while filing the tax returns. Upon consideration of the matter, the CBDT further extends the time for linking PAN with Aadhaar till 31st March, 2019."
The fresh CBDT order has come against the backdrop of the Supreme Court earlier this year directing extension of the March 31, 2018 deadline for linking Aadhaar card with various other services. The apex court had ordered that the Aadhaar-PAN linking deadline be extended till the five-judge constitution bench delivers its judgment on petitions challenging the validity of the biometric scheme.
The five-judge Constitution bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AK Sikri, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud and Ashok Bhushan are hearing the petitions contesting the validity of the Aadhaar law agreed with his contention.
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