Aadhaar hearing: Scheme unconstitutional from beginning to end, SC told

The Supreme Court pointed out that people already give personal information to private insurance or mobile companies voluntarily

A forceful argument that the state cannot compel a citizen to part with personal information to a private entity, on Thursday, prompted the Supreme Court to point out that people voluntarily gave such inputs to private insurance or mobile companies.

The argument was made during the hearing on the Aadhaar issue by senior advocate Shyam Divan before a five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra.

The Bench said, "You want insurance policy, you go to a private company. You want mobile connection, you go to private entities and part with personal information...."

"Here the government has multiplied the