HOW THE SC ASSIGNS ITS CASES

NEWDELHI: The recent controversy over allocation of cases and constitution of benches in the Supreme Court has brought into focus the process by which cases are assigned to judges.

According to three retired Chief Justices of India and two former SC judges, there is no written procedure in the top court that is followed to allocate cases.

When a case is filed, its details and subject matter are scrutinised by the Supreme Court registry, which receives and processes all documents. One CJI says the cases are categorised on the basis of the subject matter. NEWDELHI: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Monday moved to enable facial recognition as an additional means of Aadhaar authentication.

It is to be used only in combination with existing options of biometric authentication such as fingerprint or iris scan.

The facility will be made available on registered devices from July 1.

The move is aimed at improving inclusion, particularly in ensuring that genuine beneficiaries are not denied benefits under various welfare programmes as their biometrics (fingerprints) no longer match with what is recorded on the central database of UIDAI.

“This facility is going to help in inclusive authentication of those who are not able to biometrically authenticate due to their worn out fingerprints, old age or hard work conditions,” a statement from UIDAI on Monday said.

Arguing similarly, former UIDAI chairman Nandan Nilekani tweeted, “Authentication via facial photo matching builds on the principle of inclusion and delivers on the promise of evolving with the times!”

The facility will be available along with other existing means of authentication — fingerprint, iris or one-time password (OTP) on devices registered with the UIDAI.