AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 12955 - Aadhaar Articles dated 8th March 2018

In 2009, I became extremely concerned with the concept of Unique Identity for various reasons. Connected with many like minded highly educated people who were all concerned.

On 18th May 2010, I started this Blog to capture anything and everything I came across on the topic. This blog with its million hits is a testament to my concerns about loss of privacy and fear of the ID being misused and possible Criminal activities it could lead to.

In 2017 the Supreme Court of India gave its verdict after one of the longest hearings on any issue. I did my bit and appealed to the Supreme Court Judges too through an On Line Petition.

In 2019 the Aadhaar Legislation has been revised and passed by the two houses of the Parliament of India making it Legal. I am no Legal Eagle so my Opinion carries no weight except with people opposed to the very concept.

In 2019, this Blog now just captures on a Daily Basis list of Articles Published on anything to do with Aadhaar as obtained from Daily Google Searches and nothing more. Cannot burn the midnight candle any longer.

"In Matters of Conscience, the Law of Majority has no place"- Mahatma Gandhi

Ram Krishnaswamy

Sydney, Australia.

Aadhaar

The UIDAI has taken two successive governments in India and the entire world for a ride. It identifies nothing. It is not unique. The entire UID data has never been verified and audited. The UID cannot be used for governance, financial databases or anything. It’s use is the biggest threat to national security since independence. – Anupam Saraph 2018

When I opposed Aadhaar in 2010 , I was called a BJP stooge. In 2016 I am still opposing Aadhaar for the same reasons and I am told I am a Congress die hard. No one wants to see why I oppose Aadhaar as it is too difficult. Plus Aadhaar is FREE so why not get one ? Ram Krishnaswamy

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.-Mahatma Gandhi

In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place.Mahatma Gandhi

“The invasion of privacy is of no consequence because privacy is not a fundamental right and has no meaning under Article 21. The right to privacy is not a guaranteed under the constitution, because privacy is not a fundamental right.” Article 21 of the Indian constitution refers to the right to life and liberty -Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi

“There is merit in the complaints. You are unwittingly allowing snooping, harassment and commercial exploitation. The information about an individual obtained by the UIDAI while issuing an Aadhaar card shall not be used for any other purpose, save as above, except as may be directed by a court for the purpose of criminal investigation.”-A three judge bench headed by Justice J Chelameswar said in an interim order.

Legal scholar Usha Ramanathan describes UID as an inverse of sunshine laws like the Right to Information. While the RTI makes the state transparent to the citizen, the UID does the inverse: it makes the citizen transparent to the state, she says.

Good idea gone bad
I have written earlier that UID/Aadhaar was a poorly designed, unreliable and expensive solution to the really good idea of providing national identification for over a billion Indians. My petition contends that UID in its current form violates the right to privacy of a citizen, guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. This is because sensitive biometric and demographic information of citizens are with enrolment agencies, registrars and sub-registrars who have no legal liability for any misuse of this data. This petition has opened up the larger discussion on privacy rights for Indians. The current Article 21 interpretation by the Supreme Court was done decades ago, before the advent of internet and today’s technology and all the new privacy challenges that have arisen as a consequence.

Rajeev Chandrasekhar, MP Rajya Sabha

“What is Aadhaar? There is enormous confusion. That Aadhaar will identify people who are entitled for subsidy. No. Aadhaar doesn’t determine who is eligible and who isn’t,” Jairam Ramesh

But Aadhaar has been mythologised during the previous government by its creators into some technology super force that will transform governance in a miraculous manner. I even read an article recently that compared Aadhaar to some revolution and quoted a 1930s historian, Will Durant.Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Rajya Sabha MP

“I know you will say that it is not mandatory. But, it is compulsorily mandatorily voluntary,” Jairam Ramesh, Rajya Saba April 2017.

August 24, 2017: The nine-judge Constitution Bench rules that right to privacy is “intrinsic to life and liberty”and is inherently protected under the various fundamental freedoms enshrined under Part III of the Indian Constitution

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the World; indeed it's the only thing that ever has"

“Arguing that you don’t care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don’t care about free speech because you have nothing to say.” -Edward Snowden

In the Supreme Court, Meenakshi Arora, one of the senior counsel in the case, compared it to living under a general, perpetual, nation-wide criminal warrant.

Had never thought of it that way, but living in the Aadhaar universe is like living in a prison. All of us are treated like criminals with barely any rights or recourse and gatekeepers have absolute power on you and your life.

Announcing the launch of the # BreakAadhaarChainscampaign, culminating with events in multiple cities on 12th Jan. This is the last opportunity to make your voice heard before the Supreme Court hearings start on 17th Jan 2018. In collaboration with @no2uidand@rozi_roti.

UIDAI's security seems to be founded on four time tested pillars of security idiocy

1) Denial

2) Issue fiats and point finger

3) Shoot messenger

4) Bury head in sand.

God Save India

Thursday, March 8, 2018

12955 - Aadhaar Articles dated 8th March 2018

SC to pass order over uncertainty on Aadhaar linking deadline

Economic Times

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court asked the government not to delay its decision on extending the March 31 deadline to link various services with Aadhaar, so as to avoid any uncertainty for financial institutions and markets. The government has hinted at extending the deadline if more time is needed to ...

Supreme Court to pass order over uncertainty on Aadhaar linking deadline - Times of India

Aadhaar number not mandatory for enrolment of students in all India exams: SC - Economic Times

Aadhaar not mandatory for NEET - The Hindu

Aadhaar covers over 89% population: KJ Alphons

Economic Times

More than 89 per cent of the total population has been issued the biometric identifier Aadhaar as of mid-February, Parliament was informed today. Aadhaar coverage is low in Assam and Meghalaya where the enrolment has started recently, K J Alphons, Minister of State for Electronics and IT, said in a ...

Jugaad: Fooling the IT returns system by using all zeros as Aadhaar number

Business Standard

The drive to link Aadhaar with I-T returns started in July last year. Central Board of Direct Taxes had issued a circular, making it mandatory to provide Aadhaar or the enrolment number with IT returns for everyone who was eligible for the unique identification number. The same condition applied for those ...

Aadhaar not mandatory for NEET, other all-India exams: SC

The News Minute

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will not insist on Aadhaar-only identification for NEET and other all-India examinations. A five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, said this while referring to an earlier order by which ...

Aadhaar issued to over 89% of total population till mid-Feb: MoS Alphons

Business Standard

More than 89 per cent of the total population has been issued the biometric identifier Aadhaar as of mid-February, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. Aadhaar coverage is low in Assam and Meghalaya where the enrolment has started recently, K J Alphons, Minister of State for Electronics and IT, ...

Constitutional Validity of Aadhaar, Day 14: "some kind of national detergent"

MediaNama.com

Senior Advocate Shyam Divan brought the attention to the court to the order passed on 15th December, 2017 regarding clarity on the deadline of 31st March for linking. Both Mr Divan and Mr. Datar urged the Court for interim directions. The Chief Justice promised to hear them when the Attorney General ...

Linking Aadhaar to recruitment violates Constitutional right to equal opportunity: Punjab and ... - MediaNama.com

Aadhaar hearings: Day 15 saw arguments on Aadhaar as a money bill, interim orders for NEET ...

Firstpost

On Day 15 of the Aadhaar hearings, senior counsel Arvind Datar concluded his arguments for the petitioners, and senior counsel and former minister P Chidambaram commenced his. The main arguments revolved around Aadhaar as a money bill. A range of other issues were also raised, including the ...

Aadhaar card linking deadline: Relief coming for public? Here is what govt said - Zee Business

Aadhaar Not Mandatory For NEET: SC - Kashmir Observer

UIDAI Aadhaar Recruitment 2018: For latest government jobs, check uidai.gov.in; last date ...

Zee Business

Here are the details about the UIDAI Aadhaar Recruitment job openings and also check how to apply for the jobs and qualifications required. ... UIDAI Aadhaar Recruitment 2018: There is a good news for candidates looking for government jobs as the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is in ...

Aadhaar Hearing [Day 15] Introduction Of Aadhaar Bill As Money Bill Unconstitutional: Datar ...

Live Law

On Day 15 of the Aadhaar hearing, senior counsel Arvind Datar, appearing on behalf of the petitioners, has advanced that the introduction of the Aadhaar (Targeted Deliveries of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act of 2016 as a Money Bill was unconstitutional and that it could have, ...

Linking Aadhaar With SBI Bank Account Via YONO App, Internet Banking, ATMs, Branches

NDTV

State Bank of India (SBI) provides four easy ways to customers to link Aadhaar card - the 12-digit unique identity number provided by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) - with their bank accounts. SBI customers can link their Aadhaar card number with bank accounts via SBI's YONO and ...

Aadhaar Not Mandatory For NEET, Other All-India Exams: Supreme Court

BloombergQuint

Aadhaar will not be a mandatory requirement to appear for NEET or other all-India exams, the Supreme Court of India today clarified. The court asked the Attorney General for India KK Venugopal for the government's stance after a plea challenging the decision of Central Board of Secondary Education ...