IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPARE FINGERPRINTS OF THE DEAD WITH AADHAAR DATABASE, UIDAI TELLS MADRAS HIGH COURT

Makes the submission in response to a case filed by Tamil Nadu police seeking Aadhaar data to ascertain identity an unknown body

- AJIKUMAR

It is impossible to compare the fingerprints of a deceased with the Aadhaar database and provide demographic information to the police for the purpose of ascertaining the identity of an unknown body, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has told the Madras High Court.

In a counter affidavit filed before Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan, the UIDAI said, the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 imposes severe restrictions on sharing information. Further, there were technology constraints in culling out information about the dead, it added.

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The submissions were made in response to a writ petition (criminal) filed by the State of Tamil Nadu represented by a Deputy Superintendent of Police, Tindivanam Sub Division, Villupuram district, seeking a direction to the UIDAI to provide the demographic details of an unidentified body using its fingerprints.