{"id":34973,"date":"2018-10-31T14:37:57","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T09:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=34973"},"modified":"2018-10-31T14:37:57","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T09:07:57","slug":"dialling-the-wrong-number","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/dialling-the-wrong-number\/","title":{"rendered":"Dialling The Wrong Number:\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/columns\/dialling-the-wrong-number-aadhaar-card-mobile-number-linking-uidai-4859498\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dialling The Wrong Number<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Context:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Union government\u2019s order to re-verification of cellphone subscribers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What is the issue all about?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The government has directed the telecom operators to re-verify cellphone subscribers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The notice threatened disconnection of cellphone connections if a user failed to link their Aadhaar prior February 28, 2018<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Why is the order being criticized? <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Supreme Court of India declared privacy as a fundamental right<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The order is creating anxiety, irritation among users <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the users still may not have enrolled for Aadhaar<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The count told that Aadhaar programme should be restricted to voluntary and specific services<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The court nowhere uses the phrase \u201cdirection\u201d which is a term of art contained in court orders to impart a binding force.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Misinterpretation of the court\u2019s opinion may damage the institutional credibility of the Court<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Supreme Court has indicated that the pending litigation on Aadhaar will be finally heard in November.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What is the existing procedure for cellular subscribers?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the Union government is the custodian of the airwaves, it issues licenses to private companies to provide mobile voice and data services. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Telecom operators are governed by regulations including those for subscriber verification by the Department of Telecommunications (DOT)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pre-existing norms required cellular users to furnish a valid government identification for availing mobile services and some form of additional verification.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dialling The Wrong Number:\u00a0 Context: The Union government\u2019s order to re-verification of cellphone subscribers What is the issue all about? 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