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" A. Kindly issue the writ of mandamus of any other writ that the Honourable Court deems justified upon the Respondent No. 1 UIDAI to initiate actions against the Respondent No. 3 i.e. Google Pay under the aegis of Section 29 Section 38 and Section 43 of the Aadhar Act 2016 for collecting, storing and using the Aadhar information of the citizens in the violation of objects of the Aadhar Act, 2016.
B. Kindly issue the writ of mandamus of any other writ that the Honourable Court deems justified upon the Respondent No. 1 UIDAI to issue appropriate directions under the aegis of Section 23A, Section 28, Section 29 of the Aadhar Act, 2016 for the protection of unauthorized access to the Aadhar information of the Citizens of India.
D. Any other order or directions as the Hon‟ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case be also passed in favor of the Petitioner or interest of justice."
4. It is stated that the information brought on record in the present petition has been obtained by the Petitioner through RTI applications and representations filed before government authorities such as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) that are entrusted with the responsibility of implementing, administrating, and managing provisions of the Aadhar Act, 2016; Payments and Settlement Systems Act, 2007; and the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, respectively.
5. It is stated that through these petitions, the Petitioner seeks to bring forth questions of public interest, insofar as the operation of Google Pay services in India are concerned.
6. The Petitioner contends that Google Pay has violated privacy norms by gaining access to and using consumers' personal data such as Aadhar details which is in contravention of Section 29, 38(g) and 38(i) of the Aadhar Act, 2016 and the Payments and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 and Banking Regulation Act, 1949. Further, it is stated that storage and use of sensitive and personal banking information would tantamount to an offence by a company as per Section 43 of the Aadhar Act, 2016.