This is all on the landmark judgment given by the Supreme Court on the Constitutional validity of the AadhaarAct. Watch this space for more on breaking news.
This is all on the landmark judgment given by the Supreme Court on the Constitutional validity of the AadhaarAct. Watch this space for more on breaking news.
UIDAIChairman: Happy with the Supreme Court order since it has upheld the constitutionality of Aadhaar – The top court has said linking witness banks and telecom requires better legal backing.
He also said that the government is considering how a new law can be brought in – PAN and Aadhaar will have to coexist –
On linking with PPF and EPFO, he said that he needs to study the order before commenting
On the top court's verdict on the constitutional validity of Aadhaar, the Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told CNN News 18,"Those people who started the campaign for Aadhaar have now become the critic of Aadhaar now. There will be a committee set up to look into the suggestions. A robust parliamentary law was upheld by the Supreme Court today. The poor will get empowered and their dignity will be restored. This judgment promotes accountability to the government of India. A historic 4:1 judgment was given by the Supreme Court today."
The UIDAI has termed the Supreme Court judgement as a victory, according to a PTI report.
The Unique Identification Authority of India CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey told PTI that the 4:1 apex court judgement announced Wednesday is in favour of Aadhaar.
"It is 4:1 judgement in favour of Aadhaar. The court has declared Aadhaar constitutionally valid. It is a money bill. It can be used for pan card. It empowers poor and marginalised section. Aadhaar can be used for subsidies and government schemes so that there is no leakage of government funds. It can be used for income tax so that tax evasion and black money can be curbed," Pandey said.
While the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down linking of mobile phone numbers and bank accounts with Aadhaar was welcomed by most, it does not yet address a key question.
What happens to the data and Aadhaar numbers that telecom companies, banks and other private entities have already collected?
Union Minister for Law Ravi Shankar Prasad has said Supreme Court's verdict on Aadhaar is a victory of good governance, empowerment of ordinary people and efficient delivery of public services to the people.
FM Jaitley has hit out at Congress saying, “Congress party cuts a very sorry figure. They introduced the idea and they did not know what to do with it.”
“What you will use it for was unclear from the beginning,” they said.
Jaitley said that the NDA government redrafted the legislation and replaced the pith and substance of the law.
“We must bear in mind that we were entering unchartered area, breaking new ground,” Jaitley added.
Terming the Supreme Court’s verdict on Aadhaar as “historic”, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that the “whole concept of unique identification number has been accepted after a judicial review”.
Jaitley said that 122 crore people in India have an Aadhaar card.
The Centre estimates that by identifying beneficiaries of government schemes and removing fake and duplicate beneficiaries, the government is able to saving 90,000 crore per year, Jaitley added.
The finance minister also expressed happiness over Supreme Court upholding theAadhaarBill as a Money Bill.
With the Supreme Court barring private companies from seeking Aadhaar details from consumers, registration of new vehicles may get impacted.The authority to give registration number to a vehicle rests with regional transport offices (RTOs), which are controlled by the state governments.
