Updates from Supreme Court – Day 2.After an eventful Day 1, Senior Advocate Shyam Divan commenced his arguments on Day 2 on making #Aadhaar mandatory for filing Income Tax Returns..Shyam Divan rattling off statistics on identity theft in #Aadhaar arguments; quotes the Angela Merkel example“[Is the state] by an electronic leash, going to walk us around like a dog for the rest of our life?”“Seems like Shyam Divan wants stealthily slip in arguments on privacy issues in #Aadhaar” AG Rohatgi objects vociferously“Nowhere in the world such number tagging is done. It used to happen in [Nazi] concentration camps”Sr. adv. Shyam Divan cites doctrine of informed consent as a barrier to leaking of sensitive data like fingerprintsThe very object of the provision is discriminatory, between persons who have parted with bio metrics and those who don’tDay 2 hearing concludes; To resume tomorrow, Shyam Divan to continue..Gautam Bhatia (@@gautambhatia88), Advocate, has been live tweeting each of the arguments from the Supreme Court. Here are his tweets (Best to read from bottom up)
