Thread by @prasanna_s

Chinese Whispers it seems.
livemint.com/Opinion/1hG7NH…

Let me supply some crucial ommissions in this @rahulmatthan rant. +

1. In August 2016, when the purported "Aadhar-based e-KYC for mobile" had been initiated, the Act was not in force and the 11.08.2015 order that prohibited UIDAI from sharing its data in any manner whatsoever, including E-KYC, was in force. +

2. TRAI had filed an application to modify the 11.08.2015 order to allow it to use Aadhaar, which was not allowed by the Constitution Bench in its 15.10.2015 order even as it allowed voluntary use of Aadhaar in Jandhan, EPFO, Pensions and NREGA +

3. A-G was appearing in the Aadhaar case and Union of India was bound by that bench's orders - yet they conveniently refuse to inform Justice Khehar's bench of the same, and no notice to petitioners in the Aadhaar cases +

4. The statement in the affidavit had no legal sanction whatsoever. Even under the Aadhaar Act, there was no Section 7 notification for mobile linking, nor was there any Section 57 scenario, given there was no law or contract that provided for it at the time. +

5. There was a concession by the UIDAI counsel that the Lokniti orders had no "direction" to the government to reverify all SIMs via Aadhaar. It was reported accurately by those tweeting live proceedings including myself. +

6. That the IT minister, CEO of UIDAI, the A-G have all at various points in time referred to "Directions" in Lokniti is public record and a verifiable fact. +

7. This mischievous reference to Supreme Court's non-existent orders by supposedly responsible state authorities is a violation of Article 144 of the Constitution and a violation of People's right to information. +

8. That there is no disclosure in that article, which is a rant on the neutrality of reporting, that the author assisted the senior counsel that appeared for the Digital Lenders association and other private parties that belatedly approached the Court to save Section 57. +

9. Lawyers that advice UIDAI :- Please advice UIDAI that trust is seldom bestowed and that it needs to be gained.

10. Tagging the correct twitter handle: @matthan