Summary
- The Delhi High Court has mandated biometric-based Aadhaar authentication for all GST registrations, halting approvals without it until further notice.
- This order follows petitions highlighting fraudulent use of frozen PAN and Aadhaar details, leading to significant tax evasion exceeding ā¹28,000 crore over two fiscal years.
- Senior Advocate Tarun Gulati proposed a ten-point framework to enhance verification processes, including facial recognition and real-time alerts to document holders.
- The Court's directive aims to close loopholes in identity verification and prevent fraudulent registrations before they infiltrate the GST system.
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