Template letter against Aadhaar linking reminders
Mar 18, 2018
During final hearings in the matter of K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India [W.P. (C) No. 494/2012], where a batch of 29 petitions have challenged the overall validity of the Aadhaar scheme, the Supreme Court of India issued an interim order dated 13/3/2018 extending several Aadhaar linking deadlines until final disposal of the petitions.
Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 18
Mar 16, 2018
On Day 18 of the final Aadhaar hearing, Senior Counsel K.V Vishwanathan, continued his arguments from the previous day, stating that the Government has failed to show how Aadhaar has resulted in savings. Mr. Vishwanathan discredited the studies relied upon by the Government to show the savings, some of which were carried out even before the Aadhaar ecosystem was in place.
Understanding the SC interim order extending Aadhaar deadlines
Mar 16, 2018
A five-judge Constitution Bench of Supreme Court, on Tuesday, 13th March 2018 passed an interim order (available here) in the matter of K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India [W.P.(C) No.
Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 17
Mar 14, 2018
Day 17 of the final hearing began with Senior Advocate K.V. Viswanathan continuing his submissions on the illegality of the validation Section 59 provides to the pre-legislation actions. He read the Delhi Cloth Mills case which held how a law can deem facts but cannot deem legal consequences.
Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 16
Mar 14, 2018
On day 16 of the final Aadhaar hearing, Senior Advocate P. Chidambaram continued his arguments from the previous day, stating that the Lok Sabha speaker’s decision is not final, and is subject to judicial review. He read out relevant excerpts from the decision in Sub-committee on Judicial Accountability vs.
Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 15
Mar 08, 2018
The arguments for day 15 of the final hearing began with Senior Advocate Arvind Datar pointing out the nature of consent in the PML Act. He stated that the Act mandated the production of consent, failing which the bank accounts would be rendered inoperable, effectively negating any consent involved.
Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 9
Mar 06, 2018
On day 9 (Thursday, February 8), Senior advocate Kapil Sibal resumed arguments on behalf of the petitioners.
Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 14
Mar 06, 2018
Day 14 of the final hearing began with Senior Advocates Arvind Datar and Shyam Divan pressing the court for interim relief, asking for the deadline of March 31st to link Aadhaar with various services to be extended.
Mr. Datar began with stating his main challenges:
Aadhaar Final Hearing: Index
Mar 05, 2018
On Wednesday, 17th January 2018, a five-judge bench of Supreme Court began its final hearing in the matter of K S Puttaswamy v. Union of India [W.P.(C) No.
Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 13
Feb 23, 2018
Day 13, (Thursday, 22nd February 2018) of final hearing began with Senior advocate Gopal Subramanium continuing his arguments on behalf of petitioners.
Referring to Article 243G(b) of the Constitution of India, he submitted that the Article provides some standards for implementation.
