The concept of civil liberties will go then,” he told a bench comprising Justices A. K. Sikri and Ashok Bhushan. The authority, which is the creature of the Aadhaar Act, is saying it is voluntary,” senior advocate Shyam Divan told the bench. Aadhaar is entirely voluntary,” he said, adding that the application form for Aadhaar enrollment also says it is voluntary. Divan buttressed his arguments by referring to earlier orders of apex court and said, “the Supreme Court has said it is voluntary. They cannot argue contrary to what is there in the statute enacted by Parliament,” he said, adding, “there are no coercive proceedings in the Aadhaar Act and there are no penalties for not obtaining Aadhaar”.

Source: Mint May 04, 2017 04:52 UTC