Five-judge Constitution Bench of SC refers question of Right to Privacy to nine-judge Bench
Jul 18, 2017
Today, a five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court (SC) heard the batch of 22 petitions led by Justice K.S. Puttaswamy & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. [W.P.(C). No. 494/2012], which challenge various aspects of the Aadhaar scheme.
Hearing Update: Shantha Sinha & Anr. v. Union of India; June 27th, 2017
Jun 28, 2017
The Supreme Court on Tuesday, June 27, 2017, heard the petition against notifications making Aadhaar mandatory for social welfare schemes [Shantha Sinha & Anr. v. Union of India (W.P. (C) 342/2017)] for the grant of interim relief. You can read the summary from the previous hearing here.
Delhi Tech Talks [June 23, 2017; New Delhi]
Jun 26, 2017
On June 23, 2017, the second edition of Delhi Tech Talks – a collaborative series of quarterly discussions on the state of tech policy in India – was organized by the Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University, Delhi (CCG), Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF), HasGeek, Internet Democracy Project (IDP), and SFLC.in at the India Internat
Real World IoT Security Conference 2017 [June 20, 2017; Bengaluru]
Jun 25, 2017
SFLC.in was a community partner at the Real World Internet of Things Security Conference (RISC) organized by the EFY Group on 20th June 2017 at Hotel Park Plaza, Bengaluru.
Hearing Update: Shantha Sinha & Anr. v. Union of India; May 19th, 2017
May 19, 2017
The petition against notifications making Aadhaar mandatory for social welfare schemes- Shantha Sinha & Anr. v. Union of India [W.P. (C) 342/2017] was taken up in the Supreme Court today before a bench of Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and Navin Sinha for interim relief. The petitioner, represented by Sr. Advocate Mr.
Summary Report – Revisiting Aadhaar: Law, Tech and Beyond [May 9, 2017; New Delhi]
May 15, 2017
On 9th May, 2017, SFLC.in in association with IT for Change and Digital Empowerment Foundation, organized a panel discussion titled “Revisiting Aadhaar: Law, Tech and Beyond” at India International Centre, New Delhi.
Panel Discussion – Revisiting Aadhaar: Law, Tech and Beyond [May 9, 2017; New Delhi]
May 05, 2017
The last one year has seen a number of interesting developments around the Aadhaar project, such as the notification of the Aadhaar Act, Aadhaar enrolment being made mandatory for availing various benefits and subsidies from the Government, and a series of incidents where individuals’ Aadhaar information was leaked from Government databases.
Supreme Court hears the Aadhaar-PAN case; updates from Day 6
May 04, 2017
Arguments in the Supreme Court litigations around linking Aadhaar with PAN, challenging the constitutionality of Section 139AA of the Income Tax Act, were concluded today by Senior advocate Mr.
Supreme Court hears the Aadhaar-PAN case; updates from Day 5
May 03, 2017
The ongoing challenge in the Supreme Court regarding the linking of Aadhaar for filing of income tax returns, and making it mandatory for PAN, has reached Day 5 when the Union of India continued its arguments.
Supreme Court hears the Aadhaar-PAN case; updates from Day 4
May 02, 2017
The State’s reply in the Aadhaar-PAN linking case was heard today (our coverage of arguments from previous hearings can be accessed at these links: Day 1, Day 2,