Day 2 – #Aadhaar Hearing: Number tagging used to happen in Nazi concentration camps

Bar & Bench

Apr 27, 2017, 12:37 PM IST

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 fingerprints
The very object of the provision is discriminatory, between persons who have parted with bio metrics and those who don’t
Day 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)

Supreme Court of India Aadhaar Shyam Divan