July 19, 2013 by Reecha Das | 0 comments
Sudhir Krishnaswamy has contributed a chapter to the book, “In the Wake of Aadhar: the Digital Ecosystem of Governance in India”, published by the Centre for the Study of Culture & Society, Bangalore. Here is the abstract from his chapter titled “The Unique Identification Number and the National Population Register”:
“The essay investigates the present legal status of both the UIDAI and the National Population Register in terms of their constitutional status. Often presented in opposition to each other, the author argues that, constitutionally speaking, they have to be viewed together, not only because of the similarities that the two posses despite their alleged differences, but because both – along with other initiatives – pose significant challenges to concerns about citizen privacy and the special conditions under which States can waive privacy concerns in the national interest.“