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Pragya Prasun & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.

1. Whether the present digital KYC / e-KYC / video-KYC framework is inaccessible to persons with disabilities? 2. Whether the regulatory authorities…

Disposed of
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
30 Apr 2025
Citation
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2851
Case no.
WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 289/2024
Bench
J.b. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

Issue for consideration

1. Whether the present digital KYC / e-KYC / video-KYC framework is inaccessible to persons with disabilities? 2. Whether the regulatory authorities (RBI, SEBI, TRAI, PFRDA, IRDAI, DoT) have failed to ensure reasonable accommodations KYC processes? 3. Whether the mandatory requirement of capturing a “live photograph” and conducting a “liveness check” (through blinking, reading text on screen, etc.) is discriminatory and violative of Article 21 read in conjunction with Articles 14, 15 and 38 of the

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