Had there been absolute right then people would have been free to do whatever they wanted to do with their body, but the law did not recognise the absolute right of people over their bodies, he contended. "There is no absolute right over the body. If such a right existed then committing suicide would have been permitted and people would have been allowed to do whatever they wanted with their bodies. He refuted the allegation that people would be under the government's surveillance if Aadhaar was made mandatory. He said people could not claim to have the right to be forgotten by refusing to get an identification proof like Aadhaar.

Source: Times of India May 02, 2017 20:23 UTC