The Supreme Court today took strong objection to the petition filed by the West Bengal state government challenging the Aadhaar Act under Article 32..A Bench of Justices AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan quizzed Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, who appeared for West Bengal, on how the state could resort to such a measure. Justice Sikri observed,.“How can a State challenge a law made by the Parliament? You are challenging the vires of the Act..Sibal you are more matured than us. Let an individual come, let Mamata Banerjee come. But how can the State come? Tomorrow, what is the Centre challenges a law made by a State?”.Sibal them sought permission to amend the prayer, and the same was allowed..Meanwhile, the Court issued notice to the Centre in the PIL by advocate Raghav Tankha challenging linking of Aadhaar with mobile phone connections..Another similar petition filed by Kalyani Menon Sen is pending before the Court. That petition states,.“It is submitted that the Impugned Circular also violates the fundamental rights and constitutional rights of persons, by requiring any mobile subscriber to link their mobile phone number with Aadhaar number as part of e-KYC requirement. It is submitted that there is no justification provided by the government which requires Aadhaar as the sole identifying proof without providing any alternative.”.Click here to download the Bar & Bench Android App
The Supreme Court today took strong objection to the petition filed by the West Bengal state government challenging the Aadhaar Act under Article 32..A Bench of Justices AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan quizzed Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, who appeared for West Bengal, on how the state could resort to such a measure. Justice Sikri observed,.“How can a State challenge a law made by the Parliament? You are challenging the vires of the Act..Sibal you are more matured than us. Let an individual come, let Mamata Banerjee come. But how can the State come? Tomorrow, what is the Centre challenges a law made by a State?”.Sibal them sought permission to amend the prayer, and the same was allowed..Meanwhile, the Court issued notice to the Centre in the PIL by advocate Raghav Tankha challenging linking of Aadhaar with mobile phone connections..Another similar petition filed by Kalyani Menon Sen is pending before the Court. That petition states,.“It is submitted that the Impugned Circular also violates the fundamental rights and constitutional rights of persons, by requiring any mobile subscriber to link their mobile phone number with Aadhaar number as part of e-KYC requirement. It is submitted that there is no justification provided by the government which requires Aadhaar as the sole identifying proof without providing any alternative.”.Click here to download the Bar & Bench Android App
