Despite none appearing for the petitioner, a three-judge Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra sought responses from the Ministry of Finance, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the Ministry for Electronics & Information Technology and the Ministry of Home Affairs.
It also sought response from the four foreign credit information companies – TransUnion CIBIL, Experian Credit Information Company of India, Equifax Credit Information Services, and CRIF High Mark Credit Information Services.
The Court also appointed Advocate K Parameshwar as amicus curiae in the case.
“No one appears…we issue notice. Having regard to issues been raised, we appoint an amicus curiae in the proceedings. Advocate K Parameshwar appointed as the amicus. The petitioner appearing in person will be informed of the present order.”
Source: Barandbench
