INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The fate of Aadhaar has been dangling ever since privacy concerns were raised.Aadhaar identification is unparalleled, the Supreme Court said
Aadhaar is treated as unique and cannot be assigned to any other person," said Justice AK Sikri, reading out the Aadhaar judgement
Aadhaar is a unique 12-digit identification number issued to individuals by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDIA) after
storing their biometrics data.The Aadhaar verdict was announced by a five-judge constitution bench comprising Justice A.K
Sikri, Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M
Chandrachud and Justice Ashok Bhushan
The bench had reserved the verdict after hearing the petitions for over 38 days starting January 17 this year.The fate of Aadhaar, the
12-digit unique identity number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has been dangling ever since privacy concerns
The compulsory linking of the Aadhaar card with bank accounts, PAN card, welfare schemes and a host of other utilities violates the
fundamental right to privacy, alleged a spree of petitions challenging its validity.The petition challenging the Aadhaar scheme -- when it
had no statutory backing which eventually came by 2016 Aadhaar Act -- was first moved by the retired judge of Karnataka High Court Justice
Puttaswamy, reported news agency Indo-Asian News Service (IANS).The legal battle against Aadhaar from the day one was led by senior counsel
Shyam Divan who appeared for Justice Puttaswamy and later represented other petitioners as well
