Aadhaar-PAN linking mandatory despite SC ruling on right to privacy: UIDAI CEO Aadhaar-PAN linking mandatory despite SC ruling on right to privacy: UIDAI CEO The Supreme Court Verdict Holding Privacy As A Fundamental Right Has In No Way Stopped Quoting Of Aadhaar For Various Schemes As Well As Filing Of Income Tax Returns, UIDAI CEO Said. PTI | Updated on: 26 Aug 2017, 12:57:25 PM New Delhi: Linking of PAN with biometric identifier Aadhaar will continue as previously directed and so will quoting of the 12-digit ID number for availing various government subsidies, UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey said on Thursday. The Supreme Court verdict holding privacy as a fundamental right has in no way stopped quoting of Aadhaar for various schemes as well as filing of income tax returns, Pandey said.