Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 9
On day 9 (Thursday, February 8), Senior advocate Kapil Sibal resumed arguments on behalf of the petitioners. Referring to a news report about Aadhaar being made…
Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 14
Day 14 of the final hearing began with Senior Advocates Arvind Datar and Shyam Divan pressing the court for interim relief, asking for the deadline…

Aadhaar Final Hearing: Index
On Wednesday, 17th January 2018, a five-judge bench of Supreme Court began its final hearing in the matter of K S Puttaswamy v. Union of India [W.P.(C) No….
Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 13
Day 13, (Thursday, 22nd February 2018) of final hearing began with Senior advocate Gopal Subramanium continuing his arguments on behalf of petitioners. Referring to Article…

[Press Release] Key Stakeholders discuss the future of India’s Data Protection Law
Issue was debated at a round table discussion on businesses using innovation to their advantage at the cost of Right to Privacy Bangalore, February 15,…
Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 12
On day 12 (Wednesday, 21st February 2018) of the final hearing, Senior advocate Gopal Subramanium resumed his arguments emphasizing upon constitutional value of human dignity….

[Press release] India needs to challenge narratives that claim data protection will stifle innovation
In a round table discussion hosted by SFLC.in, Mouthshut.com, IIT Bombay and Ananta Aspen Centre yesterday, several law and technology experts from industry, civil society,…
Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 11
The hearing for Day 11 began with Gopal Subramanium continuing on behalf of petitioners. He started by stating that the Aadhaar Act is unconstitutional. Referring…
Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 10
On day 10, Mr. Kapil Sibal resumed his arguments and read out provisions from Israel’s biometric ID law dealing with definition and purpose of biometric…

RTI: MeitY provides details of Blocked Websites/URLs
On August 28, 2017, SFLC.in filed an application under the Right to Information Act, 2005 seeking the following information: 1. The number of websites that…

Round Table Discussion | Building an Indian Data Protection Framework: Next Steps
In the light of recent developments in India’s privacy and data protection landscape, we are organizing Round Table Discussions on Building an Indian Data Protection…
Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 8
On Day 8 of the final hearing, continuing his arguments on behalf of the petitioners, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal read out Section 8(3)(c). He stated…