Can PAN Card be taken as identity proof by any private Entity?

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I run a meet up group. For identification of members, I ask for PAN Card copy and Original for verification. I wanted to know, if, I can ask for it legally. As someone in the group protested staying you cannot ask it as per Income Tax laws. If you do, so then you are punishable.   

Thanks in Advance for your response.

pammu · Accepted Answer

You need to amend your bye-laws where you can incorporate the clause that PAN card self attested to submitted as pre condition for enrolling the membership.

? · Answer

Your Members saying "That you are Punishable, if You Pan Card" is Wrong.. No Section of Income Tax Nor Rules of Income Tax Says that it is Illegal to Collect Pan Card..

For Identification of Members,, You can Also take Pan Card, Driving License, Passport, Voter Id, Adhaar... All these Four are Government Docs & Works for you for same Purpose of Identification..

If any of the Members says they dont want to Give Pan Card,, ask them Others like Driving Licese, Passport, Voter ID or Adhaar..

But if you are so specfic about "Only Pan Card" as Id Proof,, then Legally you can do in this way,,, if Your Met Up Group (Association) is Registered,, Put a meeting,, Pass a Resolution with majority members Concent,, that "No member shall be Joined in to Our Association, Unless he Produces Pan as Id Proof"..

Then No Body has Right to Deny,,& You will have Legal Right to ask them & if they dont Disclose. You Can simply deny membership 

-Sarath

shamrock · Answer

You can ask for it, but you cannot REQUIRE it. If there is no financial transaction involved, they have the right to deny the request.

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Can PAN Card be taken as identity proof by any private Entity?

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