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Monday, November 26, 2012

[rti4empowerment] Declare Aadhar illegal - Missile scientist files suit

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Its Monday, November 26th 2012

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BANGALORE
Declare Aadhaar illegal, pleads suit
TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Bangalore: Asuit filed in a city civil court in Bangalore
feels Aadhaar, the mega Unique Identification
project of the central government, is illegal.

Missile scientist Mathew Thomas and social activist
V K Somashekar jointly filed this suit.The
chairperson of the Unique Identification Authority
of India and chairperson of Planning Commission
of India are defendants in the suit.

The plaintiffs contend that the scheme was designed
for the benefit of fewprivate companies and
without any serious study. "There are complaints
of large-scale violations of these 'contracts of enrollment'.
The private companies which are enrolling
agencies employ temporary workers on a
contract basis.

Their antecedents are unknown. This is a risk
to both the nation and the people. They are implementing
the UID project in an absolutely irresponsible
manner. They have deliberately compromised
the rights of the people. The plaintiffs are
extremely concerned with the way the defendants
are abusing their position and powers, spending
huge amounts of taxpayers' money.Continuing with
Aadhaar is against the interest of citizens of India.
The said scheme is in violation of all known civil
rights and a disempoweringmechanism. It is against
all accepted norms of rule of law and fundamental
rights, guaranteed under the Constitution of India",
the suit claimed.·~ ,

The plaintiffs further claim that theAadhaar
scheme has been illegally designed without any
semblance of a statutory right with the officials
and other interested parties, who are by and large
private companies having substantial investments
in software technologies.

"The purpose of issuing a number to every resident
of India is a dangerous design and is being
issued with a mala fide intention of enabling surveillance
of the people, commercial exploitation of
demographic data, unjust-enrichment of some individuals,
national and transnational agencies, bureaucrats,
national and transnational monetary
agencies, fmancial institutions, insurance based
institutions, communication companies, imaging
companies, vested societies and organizations of
dubious background all at the cost of tax payer's
money," the suit claimed. .

The plaintiffs also feel the authorities have not
conducted any serious study on feasibility, implications
and pitfalls of the scheme. " The authorities
have not given any serious thought on the issues
of personal liberty, right to privacy and various
other issues of citizens of India," the plaintiffs
claimed while seeking an injunction order.

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