Privacy law: Framework of Aadhaar divides Justice Srikrishna committee

A majority of the members are said to be backing the position that the law should not apply retrospectively

The B N Srikrishna committee, asked to examine issues on data protection and to draft a privacy law, is in the final stages of producing a report.

Before it finalises this, it has to address a couple of issues which have divided the members, say sources. 

The committee, constituted in July 2017, met on Monday. An official with knowledge of the matter says the panel has been witnessing heated debate around the inclusion in the proposed privacy framework of Aadhaar, the citizen identity number based on personal detail.  

If the suggested code is made applicable with retrospective effect, as some