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The court also the majority verdict for Chief ruled that Aadhaar authenti- Justice Dipak Misra, AM cation data cannot be stored for Khanwilkar and himself, said, more than six months and “Interestingly, it is not only the directed the Government to commoners who belong to ensure that Aadhaar is not and Services) Act, 2016. that violated right to privacy of either of the two groups but given to illegal immigrants. The five judges came out an individual, Justice Sikri intelligentsia is also equally A five-judge Constitution with three sets of judgments. asked the Government to bring divided. There have been num- Bench headed by Chief Justice While Justice AK Sikri wrote in a robust data protection ber of articles, interviews for Dipak Misra held that while the judgment for himself, the regime as early as possible, not- discourses in favour of or Aadhaar would remain manda- CJI and Justice AM ing that the attack on Aadhaar against Aadhaar.” tory for filing of IT returns, Khanwilkarm, Justice DY by the petitioners was based on In a separate 567-page ver- allotment of PAN, and availing Chandrachud, and Justice violation of rights under the dict, Justice Sikri said those in of welfare schemes, the SC Ashok Bhushan wrote separate Constitution, which they felt of Right to Privacy, saying an Justice Chandrachud also favour see Aadhaar project as struck down provisions that judgments. led to a surveillance state. individual revealed such data said the collection of data ushering the nation into a empowered banks, telecom Justice Bhushan said he Pointing out that there has for other ID proofs. could lead to individual pro- regime of good governance, operators and private and cor- concurred with the views of the been minimal demographic Noting that mobile has filing of citizens and the advancing socio-economic porate entities right to collect majority, while Justice and biometric data collected by become an important feature of Aadhaar scheme violated infor- rights, economic prosperity citizens’ Aadhaar data to pro- Chandrachud said he was the Unique Identification life and its seeding with mational privacy, self-deter- and in the process they claim vide related services. expressing certain views dif- Authority of India (UIDAI) for Aadhaar posed a grave threat mination and data protection that it may make the nation a The court also ruled that ferent from that of the judg- Aadhaar enrolment, Justice to privacy, liberty, autonomy, which has been admitted by world leader. Aadhaar would not be manda- ment of the three judges. Sikri said unique identification Justice Chandrachud favoured UIDAI. “Notwithstanding the pas- tory for school admissions, as While Justice Sikri struck proof empowered and gave deletion of consumers’ Aadhaar He said the data was vul- sions, emotions, annoyance, 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 despair, ecstasy, euphoria, cou- ducted by the Central Board of mitting private entities like sections of society and there providers. party and private vendors, and pled with rhetoric, exhibited by Secondary Examination, telecom companies or other was no possibility of obtaining Maintaining that the that too, without the consent of both sides in equal measure National Eligibility cum corporates to avail Aadhaar a duplicate as there existed a Prevention of Money an individual. during the arguments, this Entrance Test (NEET) for med- data, the majority verdict sufficient defence mechanism. Laundering Act Rules pro- He said the Aadhaar pro- court while giving its judgment & ' # % $ ical entrance and the University upheld the passage of the Justice Bhushan agreed ceeded on the assumption that ject has failed to remedy the on the issues involved is ' # &( Grants Commission. Aadhaar Bill as a Money Bill by with the view that there was no every bank account holder is a flaws in its design, leading to required to have a posture of The Bench also struck the Lok Sabha, but justice need to link Aadhaar with money launderer, he said the exclusion. calmness coupled with objec- + was closed while the first floor down the national security Chandrachud described “this mobile numbers and rejected assumption that every indi- The court said despite the tive examination of the issues )3 *3456 was vacant. Umesh with his exception under the Aadhaar as a Constitutional farce.” the argument that revealing vidual who opens a bank passions, emotions and annoy- on the touchstone of the con- wife and two children lived on (Targeted Delivery of Financial Observing that there was demographic information for account is a potential terrorist ance exhibited by both sides in stitutional provisions,” said the 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”. equal measure during the verdict. 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 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 PKovind on Wednesday lodging a complaint with the Kamlesh and Vijay were also %&'(' ! ASupreme Court on SCs and STs, holding that States judiciary by allowing live- signed an Ordinance to set up local authorities. But no action injured in the incident,” said a Thursday will decide whether are not required to “collect streaming of court proceedings a committee to run the scam- was taken by the civic bodies. senior police official. "## to refer to a Constitution Bench quantifiable data” reflecting of cases of constitutional and tainted Medical Council of Around 20-25 people were “Bimlesh, who also lived the question if a mosque as a the backwardness among them. national importance with rea- India (MCI) till a Bill to 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 replace the body with a new 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” commission is passed by The collapse was so quick children Rajnesh (4) and $ Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid Before taking up this, the granting reservation in pro- which is the “best disinfectant”. Parliament. that women and children could Sumnesh (10). The fourth floor ) * ) case. Supreme Court has to examine motion to its employees It said as a pilot project, Briefing reporters, not scurry to safety in time was occupied by a couple — The decision will have a afresh the issue if Muslims belonging to SCs and STs. only a specified category of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley were buried in the debris. Narottam and Nisha. Nisha is significant bearing on how can offer namaz or prayers any- A five-judge constitution cases of constitutional or said, “In a Cabinet meeting However, rescue teams arrived critical,” the police said. ! * soon the title suit itself could be where, or whether a mosque is declined the demand to refer it national importance heard by today, a proposal was made to sooner than expected and vic- Umesh’s sister Rekha said + taken up by the court. a necessary part of the Islamic to a seven-judge Bench to a constitution Bench, should the President, which he has tims were taken out to a near- she rushed to the house on her Headed by Chief Justice of practice and is required for reli- reconsider its 2006 judgment be live-streamed, but matri- signed... its purpose is to by hospital. brother’s call. India Dipak Misra, the Bench gious assembly and prayers.