BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay approached the Delhi High Court contending that linking Aadhaar with property documents would curb corruption, black money and other illegal transactions.
The majority of Indians remember only one thing when three words “biometric information”, “unique identification system” and “controversy” are used collectively in a sentence—the Aadhaar card. Things have gone wrong for this significant identity card that every Indian is obliged to process.
The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to link Aadhaar cards with electoral rolls, by voice vote. The Bill aims to weed out duplication in the election process.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Central Government on a PIL pertaining to the cancellation of 3 crore ration cards and deaths by starvation as a consequence. The court observed that the absence of an Aadhaar card will not result in the cancellation of ration card.
The Justice BN Srikrishna Committee drafted a tough data protection law in 2018. It included the right to confirmation and access and data portability. Why has it been hanging fire since then?
A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the Unique Identification Authority of India to take action against Google pay alleging that Google pay has unauthorized access and storage of Aadhaar data.