AT THE HEARING

PETITIONER’S ARGUMENTS

Aadhaar programme enables surveillance, would be envy of countries such as North Korea

Linking Aadhaar with every aspect of life amounts to "aggregation" of data as some kind of "digital dictatorship"

Reports have uncovered details of starvation deaths due to the programme excluding them

KEY BENCH OBSERVATIONS

This programme is not just the envy of North Korea but also the World Bank

Agree that part of Aadhaar law allowing private parties to seek biometric details needs looking into

Is it possible for the court to maintain a balance?

Profiling of people and their private affairs cannot be allowed