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"Days Of The BJP Government Over," Mamata Banerjee After Aadhaar Verdict
The Trinamool Congress, who had vociferously argued against linking Aadhaar number with phone connections and bank accounts, saying it was an infringement on one's Right to Privacy, welcomed Wednesday's Supreme Court verdict. "We welcome the verdict by the Supreme Court. It is a victory of the people of this country and we are very happy," West Ben...
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Aadhaar Verdict: Here's A List Of Services Where Aadhaar Is Not Required
The Supreme Court said that as of today "we do not find anything in Aadhaar Act which violates right to privacy of individual citizen".
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Aadhaar Verdict: What's Allowed (PAN-linking) And What Isn't
The Supreme Court today said that the Aadhaar scheme which collects biometric data from every citizen and assigns a national identity card to them does not violate the right to privacy and is constitutionally valid. The government, which has been arguing for the mandatory use of Aadhaar for all major transactions, has said that it holds that privac...
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Aadhaar Empowers Those On Margins, Says Top Court, Order Being Delivered
A decision on whether Aadhaar, or the national identity card, violates the Constitution, will be declared by five senior most judges of the Supreme Court today. For a record 38 days, the Supreme Court heard some 27 petitions that had challenged the constitutional validity of Aadhaar and called it a violation of the right to privacy of citizens.
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Aadhaar, Ayodhya And Adultery: Important Cases In Top Court Next Week
The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce next week judgement in several important cases including Aadhaar, Ayodhya and adultery that would have bearings on the right to privacy, politics and social morality.
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After Telecom Regulator's Aadhaar Challenge, His Personal Details Leaked
An all-out war erupted on Twitter after TRAI chairman RS Sharma on Saturday disclosed his Aadhaar number on the microblogging site and challenged everyone to show how mere knowledge of the unique number could be used to harm him, triggering a deluge of tweets that claimed to disclose his personal details from PAN to mobile number.
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Supreme Court Rebuts Centre's Arguments On Privacy Infringement
The Supreme Court today rebutted the centre's defence that collection of biometric details has not infringed the right to privacy of the citizens even if these were collected before the enactment of a law on Aadhaar in 2016.
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Aadhaar Law Is Just, Fair And Reasonable, Centre Tells Supreme Court
The Centre today justified the Aadhaar Act in the Supreme Court, saying it was a "fair and reasonable law" which complied with the tests prescribed by the historic verdict on the right to privacy.
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No Problem Stripping Before "White Man": Minister's Barb On Aadhaar Row
Union minister KJ Alphons on Sunday weighed in on the Aadhaar versus Right to Privacy debate, as concerns over data safety spiked following the Cambridge Analytica's unauthorised use of Facebook data in US elections, and reports of Aadhaar data being open to misuse owing to fresh security lapses.
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"Right To Life Is Not Right To Animal Existence": Government Defends Aadhaar
India considers ensuring timely delivery of food for millions of poor more important than heeding to concerns over privacy, the country's top law officer said while defending the biometric identity program.
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Aadhaar Not Necessary For Bank Accounts, Phones For Now: Supreme Court
Aadhaar will not be mandatory for services like banking, cellphone connections and tatkal passport till a decision has been taken on the matter, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday, extending the March 31 deadline to link the Unique Identification number indefinitely.
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Aadhaar Is Government's Right To Information On Citizens, Supreme Court Told
A law cannot be declared unconstitutional just because it could be misused, a Supreme Court judge said on Tuesday during the hearing in the crucial Aadhaar case. The five-judge constitution bench had heard senior lawyer Kapil Sibal outline how the 12-digit biometric data-based Unique Identification number could put privacy of citizens at risk.
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Why Can't Centre Compel Citizens To Get Aadhaar, Asks Top Court: 10 Facts
Aadhaar is a "giant electronic mesh" and will turn the country "into a surveillance state," petitioners alleged today as five judges of the Supreme Court began final hearing on a batch of petitions that challenge the citizen identity programme, contending that it violates an individual's fundamental right to privacy. The petitions also argue agains...
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Aadhaar Case In Last Lap, Supreme Court To Start Hearing Today: 10 Points
A legal challenge to the Aadhaar identification project is moving into its last lap. Five judges of the Supreme Court will today start holding final hearing into a batch of petitions, the earliest one filed back in 2012, that contend the scheme violates an individual's fundamental right to privacy and challenge a 2016 law enacted by parliament that...
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Aadhaar-Linking Of Bank Accounts, Mobiles Phones Extended To March 31
The deadline for linking Aadhar with mobile phones, bank accounts and government welfare scheme is now March 31, the Supreme Court today ordered, accepting the centre's suggestion.
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"Days Of The BJP Government Over," Mamata Banerjee After Aadhaar Verdict
The Trinamool Congress, who had vociferously argued against linking Aadhaar number with phone connections and bank accounts, saying it was an infringement on one's Right to Privacy, welcomed Wednesday's Supreme Court verdict. "We welcome the verdict by the Supreme Court. It is a victory of the people of this country and we are very happy," West Ben...
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Aadhaar Verdict: Here's A List Of Services Where Aadhaar Is Not Required
The Supreme Court said that as of today "we do not find anything in Aadhaar Act which violates right to privacy of individual citizen".
-
Aadhaar Verdict: What's Allowed (PAN-linking) And What Isn't
The Supreme Court today said that the Aadhaar scheme which collects biometric data from every citizen and assigns a national identity card to them does not violate the right to privacy and is constitutionally valid. The government, which has been arguing for the mandatory use of Aadhaar for all major transactions, has said that it holds that privac...
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Aadhaar Empowers Those On Margins, Says Top Court, Order Being Delivered
A decision on whether Aadhaar, or the national identity card, violates the Constitution, will be declared by five senior most judges of the Supreme Court today. For a record 38 days, the Supreme Court heard some 27 petitions that had challenged the constitutional validity of Aadhaar and called it a violation of the right to privacy of citizens.
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Aadhaar, Ayodhya And Adultery: Important Cases In Top Court Next Week
The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce next week judgement in several important cases including Aadhaar, Ayodhya and adultery that would have bearings on the right to privacy, politics and social morality.
-
After Telecom Regulator's Aadhaar Challenge, His Personal Details Leaked
An all-out war erupted on Twitter after TRAI chairman RS Sharma on Saturday disclosed his Aadhaar number on the microblogging site and challenged everyone to show how mere knowledge of the unique number could be used to harm him, triggering a deluge of tweets that claimed to disclose his personal details from PAN to mobile number.
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Supreme Court Rebuts Centre's Arguments On Privacy Infringement
The Supreme Court today rebutted the centre's defence that collection of biometric details has not infringed the right to privacy of the citizens even if these were collected before the enactment of a law on Aadhaar in 2016.
-
Aadhaar Law Is Just, Fair And Reasonable, Centre Tells Supreme Court
The Centre today justified the Aadhaar Act in the Supreme Court, saying it was a "fair and reasonable law" which complied with the tests prescribed by the historic verdict on the right to privacy.
-
No Problem Stripping Before "White Man": Minister's Barb On Aadhaar Row
Union minister KJ Alphons on Sunday weighed in on the Aadhaar versus Right to Privacy debate, as concerns over data safety spiked following the Cambridge Analytica's unauthorised use of Facebook data in US elections, and reports of Aadhaar data being open to misuse owing to fresh security lapses.
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"Right To Life Is Not Right To Animal Existence": Government Defends Aadhaar
India considers ensuring timely delivery of food for millions of poor more important than heeding to concerns over privacy, the country's top law officer said while defending the biometric identity program.
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Aadhaar Not Necessary For Bank Accounts, Phones For Now: Supreme Court
Aadhaar will not be mandatory for services like banking, cellphone connections and tatkal passport till a decision has been taken on the matter, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday, extending the March 31 deadline to link the Unique Identification number indefinitely.
-
Aadhaar Is Government's Right To Information On Citizens, Supreme Court Told
A law cannot be declared unconstitutional just because it could be misused, a Supreme Court judge said on Tuesday during the hearing in the crucial Aadhaar case. The five-judge constitution bench had heard senior lawyer Kapil Sibal outline how the 12-digit biometric data-based Unique Identification number could put privacy of citizens at risk.
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Why Can't Centre Compel Citizens To Get Aadhaar, Asks Top Court: 10 Facts
Aadhaar is a "giant electronic mesh" and will turn the country "into a surveillance state," petitioners alleged today as five judges of the Supreme Court began final hearing on a batch of petitions that challenge the citizen identity programme, contending that it violates an individual's fundamental right to privacy. The petitions also argue agains...
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Aadhaar Case In Last Lap, Supreme Court To Start Hearing Today: 10 Points
A legal challenge to the Aadhaar identification project is moving into its last lap. Five judges of the Supreme Court will today start holding final hearing into a batch of petitions, the earliest one filed back in 2012, that contend the scheme violates an individual's fundamental right to privacy and challenge a 2016 law enacted by parliament that...
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Aadhaar-Linking Of Bank Accounts, Mobiles Phones Extended To March 31
The deadline for linking Aadhar with mobile phones, bank accounts and government welfare scheme is now March 31, the Supreme Court today ordered, accepting the centre's suggestion.
