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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2024
- The Puttaswami case, also known as the Aadhaar case, is a landmark judgment by the Supreme Court of India in 2018.The case was filed by a group of Indian citizens challenging the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar program, which is a national biometric identification system that assigns a unique 12-digit identification number to all Indian residents. The petitioners argued that the program violatedThe case was centered on the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar system. Aadhaar is a biometric identity system that assigns a unique 12-digit number to each Indian citizen or resident. The system was introduced by the Government of India to streamline the delivery of social welfare benefits and reduce fraud and leakages in subsidy programs.
The case was brought to the Supreme Court by a group of petitioners who argued that Aadhaar violated privacy rights and infringed on individual freedom. The petitioners also argued that the Aadhaar system forced individuals to surrender their personal information to the State, which could be used for surveillance and profiling.
In the judgment delivered by a five-judge bench, the Supreme Court held that Aadhaar was constitutional but laid down several conditions and limitations to ensure that the system did not violate privacy rights and individual autonomy. The court held that Aadhaar could not be mandatory for availing government services except for welfare schemes and subsidies. Additionally, the court prohibited the use of Aadhaar data in criminal investigations and mandated the government to delete the data of individuals who opted out of the system.
The Puttaswami case is significant as it established the fundamental right to privacy as a part of the Constitution of India and set limits on the government's power to collect personal information for use in non-welfare programs. Overall, the judgment served as a reminder that while technology can make governance more efficient, it should not be at the cost of civil liberties and individual freedoms.
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