Unfinished Task
Will re introduction of lapsed bills be high on the agenda of the new government?
On March 2, the President of India promulgated an ordinance to amend three laws to facilitate the use of the 12 digit unique identification number Aadhaar for purposes beyond delivery of social sector benefits to the country's citizens.
The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019, was necessitated after a Bill by the same name lapsed without the approval of both Houses (it was passed by the Lok Sabha but not the Rajya Sabha) of Parliament after the last session of the 16th Lok Sabha (2014 19) came to a close last month.
The amendment was meant to undo a Supreme Court order restricting
