Searched for
AADHAAR JUDGMENT
Guwahati HC upholds state's duty to clear forest encroachments, grants 30 days to vacateThe Guwahati High Court has upheld the Assam government's duty to clear reserved forests of encroachments. Alleged encroachers have been gi...
Aadhaar is not proof of citizenship, says Supreme Court; upholds EC's documentation regime for SIRIn a landmark judgment reinforcing the autonomy of the poll panel, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymaly...
Appellate tribunal sets precedent, accepts aadhaar in first SIR caseAn appellate tribunal ruled Motab Shaikh and Motab Herul are the same person. The Congress Farakka candidate's Aadhaar card proved his iden...
Bihar roll revision: SC says Aadhaar cannot be standalone proof of citizenshipRJD counsel Prashant Bhushan had argued that the EC was not accepting Aadhaar as standalone proof of identity for the 65 lakh names removed...
PAN won't become inoperative if not linked to Aadhaar till SC judgement: Gujarat High courtThe deadline for linking of PAN and Aadhar had been extended several times and now the new deadline is March 31, 2020. So, if a person does...
SC to examine plea challenging Centre's decision to link electoral roll data with Aadhaar"Petitioner has drawn attention to 2019 Aadhaar judgment to contend that only if some benefit is sought to be conferred then Aadhaar can be...
Aadhaar-property linking not an easy road: ExpertsThe Supreme Court in September last year had upheld the Constitutional validity of Aadhaar, making it a legal proof of identity and address...
IT secretary Sawhney to be acting telecom secretary with Sundararajan on leaveSawhney, who is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh Cadre, has been the MeitY secretary since June last year.
How, What, Why, UIDAI: Aadhaar verdict throws up as many questions as it answersWhile the verdict made certain things very clear, there are still some questions left unanswered.
SC verdict on Aadhaar gives users control over their private dataIf we cut through all the noise and uneducated opinions floating out there, the Aadhaar judgment can broadly be summarised in the these poi...
SC should have asked Centre for guidelines to protect privacy instead of scrapping Section 57 of AadhaarBy striking down Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act, SC has done the ease of doing biz a great disservice.
What the first Aadhaar petitioner has to say about the judgment
It’s not money bill and is illegal, says DY ChandrachudBypassing the Rajya Sabha to pass the Aadhaar Act amounted to subterfuge, the judge held.
Don't see an issue with voluntary usage: Nandan NilekaniThe 5-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court upheld the Aadhaar Act as constitutional with a 4:1 majority.
SC judgement on Aadhaar progressive; scheme helps government save Rs 90,000 crore annually: KantA five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra on Wednesday held that Aadhaar is constitutionally valid but struck dow...
- Aadhaar: A confused judgment that calls for a curative petition
The majority judgment upheld passage of the Aadhaar bill as a money bill, without the involvement of the Rajya Sabha.
Supreme Court may take inputs from Srikrishna panel report on data privacy: Nandan NilekaniThe report also points to the lapses in the Aadhaar framework, saying that there aren’t enough safeguards to prevent data breaches.
Why UIDAI, Centre must reveal all their plans for AadhaarThe apex court has adumbrated an excellent principle, at least for now, that Aadhaar can be made mandatory for disbursing subsidies, but no...
Human beings are not numbers or data: Activist Bezwada WilsonWhatever Bhim Rao Ambedkar established in the Constitution has been reinstated by this judgment, said activist Bezwada Wilson.
Back to square one in flawed Aadhaar ecosystemThe SC ruled that privacy is a fundamental right, protected as an intrinsic part of right to life and personal liberty and as part of freed...