Jairam Ramesh moves SC against Centre treating Aadhaar Bill as money Bill

However, Ramesh has said Aadhaar cannot be a money Bill under the constitutional provisions since the Act contains a substantial number of provisions that do not pertain to matters described as admissible under a money Bill.

He termed it a “brazen and malafide attempt to bypass the approval of Rajya Sabha, which holds an important place in the Constitutional and democratic framework of law-making”.

Pointing out that validity of Aadhaar is being considered by a Constitution Bench over issues of right to privacy, the Congress leader said “the validity of a law introduced as a Money Bill, passed only with the approval of the Lok Sabha but impacting the fundamental rights of the citizens and residents is in grave doubt”.