Moot Court

Moot: Digital Identity Act — Privacy Challenge

Moot Court

Moot: Digital Identity Act — Privacy Challenge

Moot round

15:00

The brief

Moot: Digital Identity Act — Privacy Challenge

Constitutional moot before a three-judge bench. Argue the appellant; say "switch sides" to flip, "end round" for a scorecard.

You: Appellant counsel (civil-liberties NGO)
Opposite: Hot bench (3 judges) + Respondent counsel

MOOT PROPOSITION: Parliament enacts the (fictional) National Digital Identity Act, 2025, making a biometric digital ID mandatory for welfare benefits, SIM cards, and bank accounts. Section 12 permits sharing of identity and transaction metadata with law-enforcement agencies on the order of a Joint Secretary. Petitioner NGO challenges the Act before the Supreme Court.

ISSUES:
1. Whether mandatory biometric enrolment for welfare and private services violates the right to privacy under Article 21 (proportionality after Puttaswamy).
2. Whether Section 12's data-sharing regime amounts to unconstitutional surveillance (no judicial oversight, no purpose limitation).
3. Whether denial of welfare for authentication failure violates Articles 14 and 21.

You argue for the appellant. Rounds are timed in spirit — the bench will hurry you along.

Appellant counsel (civil-liberties NGO)

Hot bench (3 judges) + Respondent counsel

The court is in session. Make your opening statement.