Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 22
Apr 02, 2018
On Day 22 of the final Aadhaar hearing, the CEO of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) resumed his PowerPoint presentation on Aadhaar.
Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 21
Mar 27, 2018
On day 21 of the final Aadhaar hearing, the judges agreed to hold the PowerPoint presentation prepared by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) in the second half of the day.
Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 20
Mar 22, 2018
On day 20 of the final Aadhaar hearing, Attorney General K.K Venugopal began his arguments on behalf of the respondents. He stated that various expert committees examined Aadhaar, and considered other alternatives like smart cards, before the current framework was decided upon. Mr.
Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 19
Mar 21, 2018
Day 19 of the final hearing began with Senior Advocate Meenakshi Arora submitting her written submissions to the court. Explaining the chilling effect on fundamental rights that is caused by a general and indiscriminate retention of personal data, she cited the decision in ECHR Szabo case which held data retention for long periods to be violative of right to privacy.
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.
Panel Discussion at Internet Freedom Festival, 2018: Privacy and Data Protection in the Age of Biometrics
Mar 14, 2018
The Internet Freedom Festival, 2018 was held in Valencia, Spain from 5 to 9 March.
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.
