Justice Chandrachud held that the passage of the Aadhaar Bill as a Money Bill was in violation of Article 110 of the Constitution, describing it as ‘an abuse of the constitutional process.’ Photo: PTI. New Delhi: The Supreme Court may have declared Aadhaar constitutionally valid and not violative of privacy, but the sole dissenting voice in the five-judge bench that delivered its ruling on Wednesday seems to have kept the door ajar for others to challenge the law. Chandrachud differed, and quite strongly, on several key points in the judgement and the opinions expressed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, and Justices A.K. Chandrachud’s dissent note clearly left the door open for challenges. “Identity systems,” he further noted, “whether in paper or digital, must work for public good and must do no harm.

Source: Mint September 26, 2018 17:26 UTC