The Delhi high court ruled that the entire contract, except the non-disclosure agreements and the details of the individuals covered under the agreement, can be made public | Latest News Delhi
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The Delhi High Court has ruled that details of the agreements entered into between the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) with external organisations engaged in handling the grievance.
"The confidentiality is to be maintained by the agencies only for the purpose of ensuring that the details of the individuals are not revealed to a third party. The entire contract need not be kept a secret and there is nothing inappropriate in disclosing of the agreements more so when the recent trend is to encourage public participation in such ventures," Justice Subramonium Prasad said.
The developments, which appear to be driven by the interests of the pharmaceutical industry in the name of bringing prices down, will further strain the fragile doctor-patient relationship