The Supreme Court said on Wednesday that a five-judge constitution bench would hear pleas on Thursday seeking an interim stay on the Centres decision directing mandatory linking of Aadhaar with various government schemes and welfare measures.A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said that the larger bench would sit at 2 pm Thursday to take up the interlocutory applications seeking interim relief against the Centres decision on linking of Aadhaar with various schemes.The Centre had on December 7 told the top court that the deadline for mandatory linking of Aadhaar to avail various services and welfare schemes would shortly be extended till March 31 next year. On November 27, the apex court had said it may consider setting up a constitution bench to hear pleas challenging the Centres move to make Aadhaar card mandatory for availing various services and benefits of welfare schemes.