Aadhaar Special

Aadhaar hearing: Senior counsel Rakesh Dwivedi argues that balancing between rights is a symbol of justice

Further, he discussed the reasonable expectation of privacy with respect to the data collected under the Aadhaar Act.

Aadhaar hearing: Senior counsel Rakesh Dwivedi argues that the UIDAI is constantly improving and upgrading its systems

Returning to the issue of metadata, he argued that Aadhaar only involved the collection of limited technical data. He argued that this was needed to exercise control over the REs.

Aadhaar hearing: The Act is a well balanced law of which a few provisions should be struck down, argues advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan

Senior counsel Neeraj Kishan Kaul on behalf of the Digital Lenders Association of India and others also argued that the private sector should be allowed to use Aadhaar.

Aadhaar Hearing: Attorney General argues that Aadhaar is fundamentally a money bill to which Section 57 is an ancillary provision

The Attorney General then continued his arguments on the money bill issue, arguing that Aadhaar was, at its core, a money bill and that Section 57 was just an ancillary provision.

Aadhaar hearing: People must have a choice in the unstoppable march towards technology, argue petitioners

Shyam Divan argued that the State’s expert report conceded that location data could be tracked via Aadhaar, thus establishing surveillance in a fundamental form.

The passing of Aadhaar as a Money Bill and its immunity from judicial review needs a thorough re-examination by the Supreme Court

The Attorney General’s argument is that the decision of the Speaker on whether a given bill is a money bill is final and that this is protected from judicial review

Aadhaar hearing: Is the Aadhaar Act compliant with the first five words of the Constitution, 'We the People of India', asks senior counsel

The senior counsel Gopal Subramaniam commenced his rejoinder, arguing that the State cannot place the burden of its failures on the individual.

Aadhaar hearing: Supreme Court reserves judgment in the second-longest hearing in Indian history

The Attorney General mentioned that this has been the second longest hearing in Indian history, with the longest being for the Kesavananda Bharati case.

Aadhaar hearing: Highlights from 38 days of Supreme Court's 2nd longest hearing in history

The Aadhaar hearings are second-longest hearing in the history of the Supreme Court, here's a glance at the major arguments made over the past 38 days of hearings.

Aadhaar story so far: Here are all the important arguments from the first 15 days of the Supreme Court hearings

These crucial judgements will drive the next foundation stone of the right to privacy in India through the judgment of the Supreme Court.