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The partial striking down of Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act, which allows private entities to use Aadhaar for authentication of a person’s identity, comes as a great blow to corporate entities. Section 57 has been one of the most watched areas in the Aadhaar litigation before a Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. It allows not only the state but also any “body corporate or person” or private entity to demand Aadhaar from citizens for the purpose of identification. The Supreme Court on Wednesday held this portion, which gives a free hand to private entities to demand Aadhaar from individuals, unconstitutional. It said a mere contract between a private entity and an individual was not enough to demand Aadhaar from the latter. This provision had offered statutory support to mobile companies and private service providers to seek individuals’ Aadhaar card for identification purposes.
Source : https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/a-blow-to-private-entities/article25053063.ece
