SFLC.in's Writ Petition Challenging Arbitrary Internet Shutdowns During Examinations in the Supreme Court of India

Sep 14, 2022

SFLC.IN'S WRIT PETITION CHALLENGING ARBITRARY INTERNET SHUTDOWNS DURING EXAMINATIONS IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

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7 Day Long internet shutdown in Andhra Pradesh in violation of Supreme Court of India Guidelines: RTI Response

Jul 20, 2022

7 Day Long internet shutdown in Andhra Pradesh in violation of Supreme Court of India Guidelines: RTI Response

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What has been changed in the Aadhaar Amendment Bill?

Jan 08, 2019

On Wednesday, 02 January 2019, we got our first look at The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018. On Friday, 04 January 2019, this Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha. We compared this Bill with the existing provisions under The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 and the Supreme Court’s judgment in Justice K.S.

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Key Highlights of the Aadhaar Judgment

Sep 26, 2018

The Supreme Court has delivered its much awaited judgment in the Aadhaar case, wherein the majority view, comprised of - Dipak Misra CJI., AK Sikri J., AM Khanwilkar, J. and Ashok Bhushan J. (though Bhushan J.

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Full text of the 1448-page Aadhaar Judgement

Sep 26, 2018

The Supreme Court has delivered its much awaited judgment in the Aadhaar case, wherein the majoirty view, comprised of -  Dipak Misra CJI., AK Sikri J., AM Khanwilkar, J. and Ashok Bhushan J. (though Bhushan J.

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Aadhaar final hearing: what happens now?

May 16, 2018

On Thursday, May 10, a five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India finished hearing arguments from the batch of 29 petitions (led by K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India) that had challenged the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar scheme on various grounds.

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Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 38

May 16, 2018

On the last day (day 38) of the final Aadhaar hearing, Senior Advocate, Gopal Subramanium resumed his submissions for the State. He started by asking the bench, “Is Aadhaar really affirmative action? Is the Act an enabler or is it in the guise of enabler? The Act is not an instrumentality to deliver services.

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Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 37

May 15, 2018

On day 37 of the final Aadhaar hearing, Senior Advocate Shyam Divan resumed his submissions for the petitioners by stating that banks and telecom operators were linking individuals’ Aadhaar with their bank accounts and mobile numbers without their permission. This is called inorganic seeding.

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Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 36

May 15, 2018

On day 36 of the final Aadhaar hearing, Attorney General K.K Venugopal resumed his submissions and stated that Article 110(1)(g) is a standalone provision and there can be a money bill that does not relate to Article 110(1)(a)-(f) of the Constitution but is still covered independently under Article 110(1)(g). Therefore, the Aadhaar bill did not have to be passed by the Rajya Sabha.

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Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 35

May 07, 2018

On day 35 of the final Aadhaar hearing, Advocate Zoheb Hossain, appearing for the State of Maharashtra and UIDAI continued his submissions. He began by handing over a bunch of international charters and covenants to the bench on harmonization of socio-economic and civil-political rights. J.

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