The UID/Aadhar: Understanding the Issues after the Law
Speaker:
Dr. Usha Ramanathan, Legal Researcher
Chairperson:
Dr. Ajit Menon, Professor, MIDS
Date
& Time: Wednesday, 27 April 2016 @ 3:30 p.m.
Venue:
Adiseshiah Auditorium, MIDS
Abstract: Is
Aadhar UID now mandatory? How does one understand the money bill route, and
what are its implications for the validity of the law? What will happen now to
the court cases challenging the UID?
Where are we now on the thorny issues of surveillance, tracking,
profiling, biometrics, private and foreign companies and subsidy? What does the
law say? And why is the Aadhar not like the social security number? This
discussion will revisit the debates around the UID and examine the implications
of the new law.
About the
Speaker: Dr. Usha Ramanathan is a legal researcher and a regular guest
professor at many universities. She works on the jurisprudence of law, poverty
and rights. Her work draws
heavily upon
non-governmental experience in its encounters with the state, a 6 year stint
with a law journal (Supreme Court Cases) as reporter from the Supreme Court and
her engagements with matters of law and public policy. She was a member of the Expert Group on
Privacy set up in the Planning Commission of India which gave in its report in October
2012. She was a member of a committee (2013-14) set up in the Department of
Biotechnology to review the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012. She was a
member of the Committee set up by the Prime Minister's Office (2013-14) to
study the socio-economic status of tribal communities which gave its report to
the government earlier this year.
Dr. Ramanathan
has been closely engaged with debates on the UID for many years, and was part
of the Committee formed by the Central Government in 2013 to review the bill. She has written several articles on the
issue.
All are cordially
invited.
Shashanka Bhide
Director
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