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The court also Justice Dipak Misra, AM ruled that Aadhaar authenti- Khanwilkar and himself, said, cation data cannot be stored for “Interestingly, it is not only the more than six months and commoners who belong to directed the Government to either of the two groups but ensure that Aadhaar is not and Services) Act, 2016. that violated right to privacy of intelligentsia is also equally given to illegal immigrants. The five judges came out an individual, Justice Sikri divided. There have been num- A five-judge Constitution with three sets of judgments. asked the Government to bring ber of articles, interviews for Bench headed by Chief Justice While Justice AK Sikri wrote in a robust data protection discourses in favour of or Dipak Misra held that while the judgment for himself, the regime as early as possible, not- against Aadhaar.” Aadhaar would remain manda- CJI and Justice AM ing that the attack on Aadhaar In a separate 567-page ver- tory for filing of IT returns, Khanwilkarm, Justice DY by the petitioners was based on dict, Justice Sikri said those in allotment of PAN, and availing Chandrachud, and Justice violation of rights under the favour see Aadhaar project as of welfare schemes, the SC Ashok Bhushan wrote separate Constitution, which they felt of Right to Privacy, saying an Justice Chandrachud also ushering the nation into a struck down provisions that judgments. led to a surveillance state. individual revealed such data said the collection of data regime of good governance, empowered banks, telecom Justice Bhushan said he Pointing out that there has for other ID proofs. could lead to individual pro- advancing socio-economic operators and private and cor- concurred with the views of the been minimal demographic Noting that mobile has filing of citizens and the rights, economic prosperity porate entities right to collect majority, while Justice and biometric data collected by become an important feature of Aadhaar scheme violated infor- and in the process they claim citizens’ Aadhaar data to pro- Chandrachud said he was the Unique Identification life and its seeding with mational privacy, self-deter- that it may make the nation a vide related services. expressing certain views dif- Authority of India (UIDAI) for Aadhaar posed a grave threat mination and data protection world leader. The court also ruled that ferent from that of the judg- Aadhaar enrolment, Justice to privacy, liberty, autonomy, which has been admitted by “Notwithstanding the pas- Aadhaar would not be manda- ment of the three judges. Sikri said unique identification Justice Chandrachud favoured UIDAI. sions, emotions, annoyance, tory for school admissions, as While Justice Sikri struck proof empowered and gave deletion of consumers’ Aadhaar He said the data was vul- despair, ecstasy, euphoria, cou- also for the examinations con- down Section 57 of the Act per- identity to the marginalised data by the mobile service nerable to be misused by third pled with rhetoric, exhibited by ducted by the Central Board of mitting private entities like sections of society and there providers. party and private vendors, and both sides in equal measure Secondary Examination, telecom companies or other was no possibility of obtaining Maintaining that the that too, without the consent of during the arguments, this National Eligibility cum corporates to avail Aadhaar a duplicate as there existed a Prevention of Money an individual. He said the court while giving its judgment Entrance Test (NEET) for med- data, the majority verdict sufficient defence mechanism. Laundering Act Rules pro- Aadhaar project has failed to on the issues involved is & ' # % $ ical entrance and the University upheld the passage of the Justice Bhushan agreed ceeded on the assumption that remedy the flaws in its design, required to have a posture of ' # &( Grants Commission. Aadhaar Bill as a Money Bill by with the view that there was no every bank account holder is a leading to exclusion. calmness coupled with objec- The Bench also struck the Lok Sabha, but justice need to link Aadhaar with money launderer, he said the The court said despite the tive examination of the issues + was closed while the first floor down the national security Chandrachud described “this mobile numbers and rejected assumption that every indi- passions, emotions and annoy- on the touchstone of the con- )3 *3456 was vacant. Umesh with his exception under the Aadhaar as a Constitutional farce.” the argument that revealing vidual who opens a bank ance exhibited by both sides in stitutional provisions,” said the wife and two children lived on (Targeted Delivery of Financial Observing that there was demographic information for account is a potential terrorist equal measure during the verdict. riminal neglect and apathy the second floor of the build- and other Subsidies, Benefits nothing in the Aadhaar Act Aadhaar amounted to violation or a launderer was “draconian”. arguments, it was not influ- Continued on Page 4 Cof civic agencies snuffed ing. Umesh lost his wife Seema out five precious lives, includ- (24), son Shaurya (2) and ing six children, when a four- daughter Ashi (3) in the inci- R !P " storey building in Ashok Vihar dent. Seema was in critical * $ Phase 3 near Sawan Park col- condition and was referred to lapsed like a pack of cards on LNJP, where she succumbed to # $ # Wednesday at 9.10 am. The injuries,” said a senior police incident has left at least seven official. +, % others injured. “Raj Bahadur was living The building — belonging with his family on the third to a private contractor who in floor. Raj’s wife Sangeeta, alias his greed to get rent, had vir- Munni (40), lost her life in the )3 *3456 )3 *3456 $% tually coerced unsuspecting incident. Raj has four children, families to live in that death at time of incident three chil- he Supreme Court on he Supreme Court on )3 *3456 trap — was in a dilapidated dren had left for school and the )3 *3456 TWednesday paved the way TWednesday took a major condition for the last two years eldest daughter had left for for grant of quota for promo- leap in imparting transparen- resident Ram Nath Kovind with some local residents even work. Raj and their two guests !"#$ three-judge Bench of the tions in Government jobs to cy in the functioning of the Pon Wednesday signed an lodging a complaint with the Kamlesh and Vijay were also %&'(' ! ASupreme Court on SCs and STs, holding that States judiciary by allowing live- Ordinance to set up a com- local authorities. But no action injured in the incident,” said a Thursday will decide whether are not required to “collect streaming of court proceedings mittee to run the scam-tainted was taken by the civic bodies. senior police official. "## to refer to a Constitution Bench quantifiable data” reflecting of cases of constitutional and Medical Council of India Around 20-25 people were “Bimlesh, who also lived the question if a mosque as a the backwardness among them. national importance with rea- (MCI) till a Bill to replace the living in the building that had on the same floor just opposite $% &'( place of prayer is an essential The verdict cleared a major sonable time-delay, saying this body with a new commission been dangerously tilting. Raj Bahadur’s, lost both her & part of Islam in the Ram hurdle cited by the Centre in openness was like “sunlight” is passed by Parliament. The collapse was so quick children Rajnesh (4) and $ Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid Supreme Court has to examine granting reservation in pro- which is the “best disinfectant”. Briefing reporters, Finance that women and children could Sumnesh (10). The fourth floor ) * ) case. The decision will have a afresh the issue if Muslims motion to its employees It said as a pilot project, Minister Arun Jaitley said, “In not scurry to safety in time was occupied by a couple — significant bearing on how can offer namaz or prayers any- belonging to SCs and STs. only a specified category of a Cabinet meeting today, a were buried in the debris. Narottam and Nisha. Nisha is soon the title suit itself could be where, or whether a mosque is A five-judge constitution cases of constitutional or proposal was made to the However, rescue teams arrived critical,” the police said. ! * taken up by the court. a necessary part of the Islamic declined the demand to refer it national importance heard by President, which he has sooner than expected and vic- Umesh’s sister Rekha said + Headed by Chief Justice of practice and is required for reli- to a seven-judge Bench to a constitution Bench, should be signed... its purpose is to tims were taken out to a near- she rushed to the house on her India Dipak Misra, the Bench gious assembly and prayers. In reconsider its 2006 judgment live-streamed, but matrimoni- replace the existing body and by hospital.

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