Linking of user profile with Aadhaar: SC to hear Facebook’s plea; issues notice to Centre, others

Tuesday agreed to hear Facebook’s plea for transfer of cases related to linking Aadhaar number to social media profiles of users, pending before the high courts of Madras, Bombay and Madhya Pradesh to the apex court.

The top court issued notice to the Centre, Google, Twitter, YouTube and others for their response by September 13.

A bench comprising justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose said the notices to unserved parties should be sent through e-mail.

The bench said the hearings in the cases pending before the Madras High Court may continue but no final order will be passed.