The government on Friday did not rule out the possibility of bringing in a legislation to give legal sanctity to Aadhaar cards. This would enable use of Aadhaar cards in government schemes and other areas including for taxation purposes. A case in this respect is already pending in the Supreme Court, with petitioners alleging breach of privacy if the Aadhaar card is made mandatory in various government schemes since it uses biometric data like fingerprint and iris scans. In concluding remarks in Delhi Economics Conclave here, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said, “... probably the government would try to place its stand before the court, and I think both options of being in court and before the legislature would always be open for any executive government.” “Aadhaar and JAM Trinity are here to say,” the finance minister said. JAM refers to use of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, Aadhar and transfers through mobile. He said a draft legislation on the issue is already there. He was refe