SC Bench to study Aadhaar verdict

Why is it in news?
  • A five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court will examine seven petitions, seeking a review of the court’s verdict upholding the Aadhaar programme as a reasonable restriction.
Details:
  • The Supreme Court has upheld the Aadhaar programme as a reasonable restriction on individual privacy to fulfil the government’s  aim to provide dignity to the poor.
  • The majority view held by the Constitution Bench declared Aadhaar an “unparalleled” identity proof that could not be duplicated unlike PAN, ration card, and passport.
  • In his dissent, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud called Aadhaar “unconstitutional”.
  • One of the petitions, highlighted the passage of the Aadhaar Act as a Money Bill by superseding the Rajya Sabha, and called it a “fraud on the Constitution”.





Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 11th Jan 2021