Mandatory ? NO ! Voluntary ? why NOT ?

Thank you Shri Ravi Shankar Prasadji,

For buying my above argument in relation to voluntary use of e-KYC through Aadhar for mobile connections

Context :

Government gets into the act to ensure Aadhaar linkage   

Extract :

The government is actively considering amendments to the Telegraph Act and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to provide legal backing for mobile numbers and bank accounts to be linked to Aadhaar on a voluntary basis. 

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Ever since the Supreme Court said ,

“ Mobile Service Providers cannot “ insist “ on Aadhar lnkage “

 I have been asking , 

“ But what if the user wants to supply Aadhar ID on a voluntary basis ? 

In such a case , why should either the Government or the Court , object ? “

So , in the past 2 months , I sent many emails to the Cabinet Ministers and the Supreme Court

The last one ( 23  Oct  ) , reads as follows :

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e-KYC : “ Voluntary “ is the expedient

Here is how Wikipedia defines “ Expedient “  :

adjective

(of an action) convenient and practical although possibly improper or immoral.

"either side could break the agreement if it were expedient to do so"

noun

a means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient but possibly improper or immoral.

"the current policy is a political expedient"

CONTEXT

Following news appeared in today’s Economic Times :  

Telcos call for voluntary use of Aadhaar in e-KYC process 

Extract :

Telecom operators are pushing the government to explore legal ways to bring back Aadhaar based customer verification, by either approaching the Supreme Court for allowing voluntary use of the unique 12-digit number for the electronic know your customer (e-KYC) process or bringing in a legislative framework. 

MY TAKE

Bringing in a “ legislative frame-work “ will take months . May be longer considering that all MPs are terribly busy with the forthcoming elections

There is nothing “ improper or immoral “ in a user voluntarily providing his Aadhar ID for e-KYC

I hope COAI , DoT , TELCOs and the Supreme Court found time to read my following emails , suggesting that there is nothing illegal in VOLUNTARY use of Aadhar ID by anyone for any purpose :

Something is better than Nothing !    ……………………………………………………………[  18  Oct  2018  ]

A majority of 21 wins !   ……………………………………………………[  11  Oct  2018  ]

Who will bell the Cat ?   ……………………………………………………………………………………………………  [  05  Oct  2018  ]

Why not an “ Option Plan “ for users ?    …………………………………………………………………………….[ 02  Oct  2018  ]

Aadhar Data Delete ? Simple Solution   ……………………………………………………………………………….[ 30  Sept  2018 ]

50 Gladiators : 50 million Spectators    ………………………………………………………………………………..[ 27  Sept  2018  ]

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17  Dec  2018

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