Supreme Court’s Decision in regard to Aadhaar Card
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) would interact with Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and telecom operators to make sure telecom regulations and service providers are in agreement with the Supreme Court verdict on Aadhaar, said DoT Secretary Aruna Sundararajan on Thursday.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Now subscribers do not need to link their mobile numbers with Aadhaar
- DoT would take legal advice on compliance with the Supreme Court order
- Supreme Court bench upheld the constitutional validity of Aadhaar
Privacy remains an important point
In its decision, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said ‘telecom subscribers do not need to link their mobile numbers with Aadhaar’.
Though the Supreme Court bench respects the constitutional validity of Aadhaar, struck down Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act, barring private entities from collecting Aadhaar numbers of individuals.
.@DoT_India to talk to @UIDAI and telecom regulators on compliance with the Aadhaar verdict, after the Supreme Court struck down #Section57 disallowing private entities from possessing #Aadhaar numbers.https://t.co/Aqx4RsSsb3
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The judgement, thus, stops telecom companies and online wallet services from looking into the unique identity number of consumers.
How would it impact if the decision is violated?
“We will be sitting in the coming days with the Aadhaar authorities and the TSPs (telecom service providers) to make sure we are in complete compliance with the Supreme Court order,” Sundararajan said.
The department would also take legal advice to understand how to go ahead in terms of the agreement with the judgement, she added.