Shillong, August 31: As the date for Aadhaar enrolment has been extended up to 31 December, 2017 and that the Aadhar Bench of Honourable Supreme Court will hold hearings in the month of November, 2017, it is urged upon all concerned, that is Governments and their Ministries, Departments, institutions including health, educational, traditional and of local self government, banks, mobile companies, different Government and private agencies and companies not to over-reach in taking forward Aadhaar enrolment through various means and modus operandi.
Rather, to await upon disposal of the Aadhaar case by Honourable Supreme Court and to also take cognizance of the 24 August, 2017 Ruling given by the Nine Judge Constitutional Bench of the Honourable Supreme Court on the Right to Privacy.
Further, as the 2016 Aadhaar Act has stated that Aadhaar is not mandatory and so all those under the age of eighteen must be exempted from enrolment as they do not yet have the freedom of making personal choice on the matter.
The MPCA would also request the Honourable Supreme Court to advance the date for hearing and disposal of the depending Aadhaar case as one month’s period between November and December, 2017 would too short a time to carry out the necessities, particularly, in the context of Meghalaya and Assam. Said Rev Dr. P. B. M. Basaiawmoit, Rev. Kyrsoi Pyrtuh, Mr Auguster Jyrwa on behalf of members of MPCA in the press statement today.
