Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery Of Financial And Other Subsides, Benefits And Services) Act, 2016

Penalty for unauthorised use by requesting entity or offline verification-seeking entity Whoever,— (a)   being a requesting entity, uses the identity information of an individual in contravention of sub-section (2) of section 8; or (b)   being an offline verification-seeking entity, uses the identity information of an individual in contravention of sub-section (2) of section […]

Penalty for tampering with data in Central Identities Data Repository Whoever, not being authorised by the Authority, uses or tampers with the data in the Central Identities Data Repository or in any removable storage medium with the intent of modifying information relating to Aadhaar number holder or discovering any information thereof, shall be punishable with

Penalty for unauthorised access to the Central Identities Data Repository Whoever, not being authorised by the Authority, intentionally,— (a)   accesses or secures access to the Central Identities Data Repository; (b)   downloads, copies or extracts any data from the Central Identities Data Repository or stored in any removable storage medium; (c)   introduces or

Penalty for disclosing identity information Whoever, intentionally discloses, transmits, copies or otherwise disseminates any identity information collected in the course of enrolment or authentication to any person not authorised under this Act or regulations made thereunder or in contravention of any agreement or arrangement entered into pursuant to the provisions of this Act, shall be

Penalty for impersonation Whoever, not being authorised to collect identity information under the provisions of this Act, by words, conduct or demeanour pretends that he is authorised to do so, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with a fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees

Penalty for impersonation of Aadhaar number holder by changing demographic information or biometric information Whoever, with the intention of causing harm or mischief to an Aadhaar number holder, or with the intention of appropriating the identity of an Aadhaar number holder changes or attempts to change any demographic information or biometric information of an Aadhaar

Penalty for Impersonation at time of enrolment Whoever impersonates or attempts to impersonate another person, whether dead or alive, real or imaginary, by providing any false demographic information or biometric information, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with a fine which may extend to ten thousand

Civil court not to have jurisdiction No civil court shall have jurisdiction to entertain any suit or proceeding in respect of any matter which an Adjudicating Officer appointed under this Act or the Appellate Tribunal is empowered, by or under this Act to determine, and no injunction shall be granted by any court or other

Appeal to Supreme Court of India (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) or in any other law for the time being in force, an appeal shall lie against any order, not being an interlocutory order, of the Appellate Tribunal to the Supreme Court on any substantial question

Procedure and powers of the Appellate Tribunal The provisions of sections 14-I to 14K(both inclusive), 16 and 17 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 (24 of 1997) shall,mutatis mutandis, apply to the Appellate Tribunal in the discharge of its functions under this Act, as theyapply to it in the discharge of its