New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- The Delhi High Court has ordered authorities nationwide to ensure that no GST registration is granted without biometric Aadhaar authentication, pointing to the continued use of stolen or frozen PAN and Aadhaar details to obtain fraudulent GST registrations.

A Division Bench comprising Justice Anil Khetarpal and Justice Shail Jain stressed that the authorities should address the matter with "all seriousness", noting that such fraudulent registrations were resulting in revenue losses for the government while also causing difficulties and harassment for innocent individuals.

At the same time, the court allowed authorities to raise concerns about any practical challenges they may face while implementing the directive....