WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 1056 OF 2017
AND
CONTEMPT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 34 OF 2018
IN
WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 1014 OF 2017
JUDGMENT
It is better to be unique than the best. Because,
being the best makes you the number one, but
being unique makes you the only one.
2) ‘Unique makes you the only one’ is the central message of Aadhaar, which is on the altar facing constitutional challenge in these petitions. ‘Aadhaar’ which means, in English, ‘foundation’ or ‘base’, has become the most talked about expression in recent years, not only in India but in many other countries and international bodies. A word from Hindi dictionary has assumed secondary significance. Today, mention of the word ‘Aadhaar’ would not lead a listener to the dictionary meaning of this word. Instead, every person on the very mentioning of this word
‘Aadhaar’ would associate it with the card that is issued to a