Plea challenging Centre’s order to make Aarogya Setu app mandatory filed in Kerala HC

Bengaluru: A plea was filed in in Kerala High Court on Thursday challenging the Central government’s order to make Aarogya Setu app mandatory.

John Daniel, General Secretary of the Thrissur District Congress Committee, said he is aggrieved by the order issued by Government of India, which makes the use of the mobile application, Aarogya Setu, mandatory for all.

Daniel said the order is a dilution of the concepts of personal autonomy and informed consent effected by virtue of this mandatory imposition. The petition is filed through advocates Sriram Parakkat, KR Sripathi, and Anupama Subramanian.

The petitioner said the order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, which makes the use of Aarogya Setu mandatory for all is arbitrary and against the principles of natural justice. He claimed the government has ignored the possibility of misuse and breach of confidentiality arising out of the mandatory imposition of the same.