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2025 Supreme(Online)(CIC) 12293

CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION
ALIMUDDEEN – Appellant
Versus
Unique Identification Authority of India(UIDAI) – Respondent
CIC/UIDAI/A/2024/123191



केन्द्रीय सचू ना आयोग Central Information Commission बाबा गगं नाथ माग,ग मनु नरका

Baba Gangnath Marg, Munirka नई दिल्ली, New Delhi – 110067 नितीय अपील संख्या / Second Appeal No. CIC/UIDAI/A/2024/123191.

Shri. ALIMUDDEEN. … अपीलकता/ग Appellant VERSUS/बनाम PIO, …प्रनतवािीगण /Respondent Unique Identification Authority of India.

Date of Hearing : 05.08.2025 Date of Decision : 05.08.2025 Chief Information Commissioner : Shri Heeralal Samariya Relevant facts emerging from appeal:

RTI application filed on : 25.01.2024 PIO replied on : 29.02.2024 First Appeal filed on : 05.04.2024 First Appellate Order on : 12.04.2024 2ndAppeal/complaint received on : 25.07.2024 Information sought and background of the case:

The Appellant filed an RTI application dated 25.01.2024 seeking information on following points:-

“In your jurisdiction, kindly provide the complete certified copy of Adhar Enrolment No. 0013/12008/8521 dated 08-09-2023 (Appointment No. 1694160909768 & Subcase Id: S20297588370002024012309134601) of aadhar related complete file of applicant's wife Mrs. Rooxana Auckburally W/o Alimuddeen, 1-A, Salim Manzil, Opp. ESI Hospital, Hatwara Road, Jaipur-302006 like as complete form with verification failure file/letter/Notesheet etc. Copy of enrolment receipt, marriage certificate and verification failure email are enclosed herewith for your help.”

The CPIO, vide letter dated 29.02.2024 replied as under:-

“1. सूचना के अनिकार अनिननयम 2005 के अन्द्तगगत आपका आवेिन संख्या शून्द्य दिनांक 25.01.2024 जोदक यूआईडीएआई मुख्यालय के पत्र संख्या HQ-14023(11)/2/2024-COORD-HQ (Camp E13547) दिनांक 01.02.2024 िारा इस कायागलय म ेंदिनांक 06.02.2024 को प्राप्त हुआ है, के

सन्द्िर्ग में जानकारी ननम्ननलनित हैं:

आिार (नवत्तीय और अन्द्य सनससडी, लार् और सेवाओं के लनित नवतरण) अनिननयम, 2016 दक िारा 28(5) के अनुसार "Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, and save as otherwise provided in the Act, the Authority or any of its officers or other employees or any agency that maintains the Central Identities Data Repository shall not, whether during his service or thereafter, reveal any information stored in the Central Identities Data Repository or authentication record to anyone:

PROVIDED that an Aadhaar number holder may request the Authority to provide access to his identity information excluding his core biometric information in such manner as may be specified by regulations".

चूंदक मााँगी गयी जानकारी CIDR का एक र्ाग ह ैअतः दकसी के साथ सांझा नहीं की जा सकती ह।ै

सूचना का अनिकार अनिननयम 2005 की िारा 8 (1) (j) के अनुसार दकसी ननवेिक को तीसरी पार्टी या दकसी अन्द्य ननवासी से संबंनित व्यनिगत सूचना को नहीं दिया जा सकता ह।ै उपरोि संिर्र्गत जानकारी

प्रानिकरण की वेबसाइर्ट ललंक: https://uidai.gov.in/about-uidai/right-to-

information.html पर र्ी उपलसि ह।ै

आिार संख्याओं की जनसांनख्यकीय नववरण / िस्तावेज़ के नलए कृपया आिार अनिननयम 2016 के ननस्र प्राविानों का संिर्ग लें

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(1) That the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (Aadhaar Act) and amendment made vide the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019 restricts the sharing of information, collected or created under the said Act except as per the provisions of the Aadhaar Act or the Regulations framed there under.

(II) That the only exception on the restriction on sharing of inforniation is provided under Section 33 of the Aadhaar Act and amended thereto. As per Section 33(1) of the Aadhaar Act, 2016 as amended by the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Act-2019 (No. 14 of 2019) any disclosure of information (other than core biometric information), including identity information or authentication records can be made pursuant to an order of a court not inferior to that of a Judge of a High Court and opportunity of hearing be provided to both UIDAI and the concerned Aadhaar Number holder.

(iii) That the Supreme Court vide its Judgement dated 26/09/2018 in WP (C)

494 of 2012 had clarified that an individual, whose information is sought to be released, shall be

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