Date: 9th December 2014 Common Cause (A Regd. Society) & Anr. v. U.O.I., W.P. (C) No. 21/2013 Section(s) Challenged: S. 66A, S. 69A and S. 80 of the IT Act Arguing Counsel: Mr. Prashant Bhushan Mr. Bhushan’s written submission on S.66A can be found here. Mr. Read More

The final arguments in the set of Shreya Singhal cases which challenge the constitutionality of various sections of the Information Technology Act, 2000 case were being heard by a Supreme Court Division Bench comprising Justice  J. Chelameswar and Justice S.A. Bobde. Over the next few days we will be… Read More

The government submitted to the court that Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) relies on Aadhar to provide subsidies to the public. "There is a problem now. MoPNG distributes subsidised cooking gas to the tune of Rs. 40,000 crores," said Vahanvati to the bench, adding, "Aadhar is the only foolproof mechanism through which we can do this." Read More

Author: Nikhil Kanekal In a writ petition challenging the Indian government’s tacit insistence on citizens using Aadhar cards for public services,  the Supreme Court passed an interim order on Monday asking the government to make sure that no citizen is denied services for not possessing… Read More