Wednesday’s Supreme Court Aadhaar ruling has highlighted two main aspects of the unique identification project — one, Aadhaar as digital identity infrastructure and, two, its application as public infrastructure for various purposes. The majority verdict of four judges says the manner in which the Aadhaar project operates, ensures that the provisions of the Aadhaar Act “do not tend to create a surveillance state”. READ | Supreme Court Aadhaar verdict: What today’s judgment means for youWhat about the argument that the Aadhaar Act violates the right to privacy and is, therefore, unconstitutional? READ | Congress to move Supreme Court for upholding passage of Aadhaar Act as money billAnd yet, linking of Aadhaar with bank accounts is no longer mandatory? All the avenues where furnishing Aadhaar has remained mandatory pertain to Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act, which makes receipt of a subsidy, benefit or service subject to establishing identity by the process of authentication under Aadhaar or furnishing proof of Aadhaar, etc.

Source: Indian Express September 26, 2018 19:59 UTC