Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 2
Jan 19, 2018
The hearing on Day 2 began with Senior Advocate Shyam Divan resuming his arguments for the petitioners. He clarified on the deterministic and probabilistic systems of identification. He stated that the devices used for capturing the fingerprints at the time of authentication were of lower quality. On this note, Chandrachud J.
Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 1
Jan 18, 2018
The hearing on Day 1 began with the Attorney General requesting the court to allocate time to both sides for arguments. Shyam Divan, Senior Advocate and counsel for petitioners, responded by saying that considering the complexity of the issue, he would be able to provide an estimate only by the next week.
Extension of Aadhaar linking deadlines: What's the catch?
Dec 28, 2017
Earlier this month on December 14, a five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court (SC) of India heard arguments for interim relief from a batch of 28 petitions (led by K S Puttaswamy v. Union of Indiai) that challenge the overall validity of the Aadhaar scheme on various grounds.
[Press Release] Supreme Court holds that Right to Privacy is a Fundamental Right
Aug 24, 2017
In a historic judgment, the 9 judge bench of the Hon’ble Supreme Court has unanimously held that Right to Privacy is a fundamental right. This judgment was pronounced in a reference made to the 9 judge bench in a batch of Writ Petitions challenging the Aadhaar scheme. Dr.
Supreme Court upholds Right to Privacy as a Fundamental Right
Aug 24, 2017
Supreme Court upholds Right to Privacy as a Fundamental Right
Nine-judge Constitution Bench of Supreme Court hears arguments on right to privacy: Updates from day 6
Aug 19, 2017
A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court (SC), comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) J.S. Khehar and Justices D.Y. Chandrachud, J. Chelameshwar, S.A. Bobde, A. Nazeer, R.K. Agrawal, R.F. Nariman, A.M. Sapre, and S.K. Kaul, heard arguments today on whether Indian citizens enjoy a fundamental right to privacy.
Nine-judge Constitution Bench of Supreme Court hears arguments on right to privacy: Updates from day 5
Aug 01, 2017
A historic nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India has been hearing arguments for and against the right to privacy in the matter of K.S Puttaswamy v. Union of India for four days. On the first two days of the hearing (July 19 and July 20), the petitioners presented their arguments in favour of a right to privacy in India.
Nine-judge Constitution Bench of Supreme Court hears arguments on right to privacy: Updates from day 4
Jul 27, 2017
Arguments before the nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on right to privacy (in the matter of K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India) ran into its fourth day today.
Nine-judge Constitution Bench of Supreme Court hears arguments on right to privacy: Updates from day 3
Jul 26, 2017
Today was the third day of arguments before a nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court in the matter of Justice K.S. Puttaswamy and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors. [W.P.(C). No. 494/2012], regarding the existence of a fundamental right to privacy in India.
Nine-judge Constitution Bench of Supreme Court hears arguments on right to privacy: Updates from day 2
Jul 20, 2017
Today, a nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court continued hearing arguments on the existence of a fundamental right to privacy, in connection with the matter of Justice K.S. Puttaswamy and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors. [W.P.(C). No. 494/2012] that challenged various aspects of the Aadhaar scheme.
