-First Post Electoral logic is driving the UPA towards a patent illegality: forcing people to part with sensitive private information such as biometric data or finger-prints without having any law to protect privacy in place. As things stand, getting yourself an Aadhaar card issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is voluntary; you are not legally bound to part with this information to anyone, leave alone the UIDAI ....
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2G: NGO Asked to File Plea on Prosecutor-Accused Nexus
-Outlook The Supreme Court today asked an NGO to file a separate plea on the expose alleging collusion between the prosecutor and one of the accused in the 2G scam, saying that "contradictory" reports have emerged on it. "Newspapers' reports are contradictory and you (centre for public interest litigation) move an application," a bench of justices G S Singhvi and K S Radhakrishnan said. The court's remark came when advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing...
More »Supreme Court notice to Centre on PIL to make IB,RAW accountable to Parliament
-PTI The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre on a PIL seeking to make intelligence agencies IB, RAW and NTRO accountable to Parliament. A bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir sought response from the Centre and the three intelligence wings for bringing the agencies under the oversight of Parliament and CAG. The bench also asked Attorney General G E Vahanvati to assist it in deciding the PIL filed by...
More »Cell tower radiation: SC to hear plea against HC order banning towers from public-use buildings- Kalyan Parbat & Gulveen Aulakh
-The Economic Times Beginning today, the country's highest court will hear petitions filed by telecom-industry lobbies challenging a recent Rajasthan High Court order that directed telecom companies to remove cellphone towers from schools, hospitals, jails and heritage buildings in the state amid claims that tower radiation was harmful. Officials of two leading industry associations, representing mobile operators and telecom tower companies, feel the Supreme Court's verdict in the case could set...
More »FDI in retail: SC wants protection of small traders
-PTI Seeks centre's response on some regulatory measure after FDI is allowed The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that interest of small retail traders should not be affected due to foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail sector and sought response from the Centre on how it intends to safeguard their interests. A bench headed by Justice R M Lodha asked the Centre to file its response within three weeks. "What checks are there to...
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