Aadhaar Safe or Not? UIDAI to Give PowerPoint Presentation in Supreme Court at 2.30 PM to Address Concerns
The bench on Wednesday said that there are several technical aspects related to the Aadhaar scheme such as the surveillance, data security.
New Delhi, March 22: In wake of the rising Aadhaar security concerns, the Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to give a power point presentation on the technical issues being raised by petitioners. The UIDAI is the nodal authority that issues the 12-digit biometric identity programme. As per reports by ANI, the presentation is scheduled to be made before the Court at 2:30 PM on Thursday, March 22, 2018.
The Centre on Wednesday had sought permission of the Apex Court to allow the CEO of the UIDAI for a PowerPoint presentation on Aadhaar scheme in the court. Chief Justice Dipak Misra, hearing a number of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of Aadhaar and its enabling Act, said he will fix the time for the presentation after discussing the matter with other judges of the five-judge constitution bench he is heading.
The bench had said that there are several technical aspects related to the Aadhaar scheme such as the surveillance, data security and exclusion of certain people from receiving benefits for the want of either authentication or the lack of Aadhaar number.
Attorney General K.K. Venugopal, while arguing for the Centre, said the UIDAI chief executive may deal with technical aspects with more clarity. Venugopal said the Fundamental Rights enshrined in the Indian Constitution have two aspects. “One deals with rights like Right to Food and Right to Education and the other pertains to Freedom of Conscience and Right to Privacy”, Venugopal added.
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