Shyam Divan continues his rejoinder.
SD talks about how inorganic seeding is happening under Aadhaar.
SD says that if there are nine failures and one success, UIDAI treats it as 100% success. And on a follow up question, the CEO has declined to answer.
SD: Contrary to what Rakesh Dwivedi argued, authentication is not just one time.
SD refers to the list of AUAs and KUAs, which are presently using Aadhaar authentication, and all of this will come into the log.
SD: I wonder whether that name rings a bell.
SD says that this is not a bad thing. But it is nothing more than a sales pitch.
SD repeats that there is nothing wrong with this, but that the Court should keep this in mind when deciding how much weight to give this report.
SD discusses the judgment of West Ramnad. Read it here:
indiankanoon.org/doc/82588/
SD says that if this submission is accepted, all enrolments prior to the Act will have to go.
SD: First, schemes that apply to children should be excluded.
Secondly, exclude schemes that are based on competitions etc.
Thirdly, exclude schemes that have to do with rehabilitation.
Chandrachud J says that what principle should be evolved.
SD talks about the affidavit filed by Reetika Khera on the issue of exclusion.
Chandrachud J asks if S7 can be interpreted in a way that prevents exclusion
Chandrachud J says that there is no question that this is an issue and that it has to be addressed.