HC not for linking social media accounts with Aadhaar

The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to pass any order for linking of social media accounts with Aadhaar, PAN or voter ID card, saying it would lead to data of genuine account holders going ‘unnecessarily’ to foreign countries.

A Bench of Chief Justice D.N. Patel and Justice C. Hari Shankar said linking of accounts with social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp, with Aadhaar and PAN requires framing of policies or amendment in existing laws by the Central government.

It said this exercise cannot be done by the court.

“The role of courts is to interpret the law as it is. We are not concerned with what the law ought to be,” the High Court said.