The Central government commenced its defence of Aadhaar in the Supreme Court today by pitching the principle of ‘economic distributive justice’ against the issue of privacy. Attorney General KK Venugopal argued that ‘Right to Life’ involves ‘Right to Food and Dignity’, along with privacy. Hence, the right of over 300 million underprivileged people cannot be done away with, because ‘another class’ has apprehensions of privacy. Venugopal submitted before the Constitution Bench headed by the Chief Justice Dipak Misra that Right to life is not just about surviving with animalistic instinct but it envisions that a person should live with dignity and respect as well. […]
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