The Aadhaar Act, 2016 (18 of 2016) Bare Act Edition 2027

The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (18 of 2016) published by Whitesmann Publishing (Edition 2027, Book Code: A-20). This comprehensive Bare Act is updated as amended by The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023.

It incorporates vital regulations, rules, and orders including:

• The Aadhaar (Sharing of Information) Regulations, 2016 (as amended up to August 2025)

• The Aadhaar (Data Security) Regulations, 2016

• The Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Regulations, 2016 (as amended up to November 2025)

• UIDAI (Transaction of Business at Meetings of the Authority) Regulations, 2016; Returns and Annual Report Rules, 2018; and Statements of Accounts Rules, 2018

• The Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance Rules, 2020 (as amended up to January 2025)

• The Unique Health Identifier Rules, 2021

• UIDAI (Adjudication of Penalties) Rules, 2021

• The Aadhaar (Authentication and Offline Verification) Regulations, 2021 (as amended up to December 2025)

• The Aadhaar (Payment of Fees for Performance of Authentication) Regulations, 2023 (as amended up to August 2025)

  Features:

  • Landmark Judgments Covered: Includes key rulings such as Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) Vs. Union of India (Aadhaar Validity Case), Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Vs. CBI (Biometric Confidentiality Case), Lokniti Foundation Vs. Union of India (Mobile Number Verification Case), and Binoy Viswam Vs. Union of India (PAN-Aadhaar Linking Case).

  • Editorial Aids: Features an introductory overview, short notes/comments, Supreme Court guidelines, list of referred cases, and a detailed subject index.