Delhi HC Hearing NRI’s Plea For ‘Right To Be Forgotten’
8 years, 1 month ago

Delhi HC Hearing NRI’s Plea For ‘Right To Be Forgotten’

Live Law  

The High Court of Delhi on Thursday issued notice to Centre and Google, demanding their stand on a petition seeking creation of a separate legal framework under ‘right to be forgotten’ to delink ‘irrelevant information’ from the internet.During the course of the hearing, Google submitted before Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva that even if it disables or blocks a site in its search engine,. The High Court of Delhi on Thursday issued notice to Centre and Google, demanding their stand on a petition seeking creation of a separate legal framework under ‘right to be forgotten’ to delink ‘irrelevant information’ from the internet. It demands that the Rules published by virtue of Section 79 should stipulate that the users of computer source should not“host, display, upload, modify, publish, transmit, update or share I any information that is invasive of another's privacy.” ‘Right to be forgotten’ before other Courts The Karnataka High Court recently accepted, applied and approved the ‘Right to be Forgotten’ in the Indian context. Directing the HC Registry to make sure that an internet search made in the public domain would not reflect the woman’s name in a previous criminal order passed by the same High Court, it observed, “This is in line with the trend in Western countries of ‘right to be forgotten’ in sensitive cases involving women in general and highly sensitive cases involving rape or affecting the modesty and reputation of the person concerned.”You may read the LiveLaw article here.

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Why Punjab and Haryana HC wanted a corporate executive's name as 'ABCD' in official records
1 week, 3 days ago

Why Punjab and Haryana HC wanted a corporate executive's name as 'ABCD' in official records

India Today  

Justice, it is often said, must not only be done but The Punjab and Haryana High Court’s recent order directing the removal of an exonerated petitioner’s name from judicial records and digital platforms is an urgent, if overdue, affirmation of the right to be forgotten. The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation offers a robust legal framework for the right …

Clearing The Slate: Right To Be Forgotten After Acquittal In Digital Age
1 month ago

Clearing The Slate: Right To Be Forgotten After Acquittal In Digital Age

Live Law  

In an era dominated by digital platforms and the ubiquitous presence of the internet, the concept of the 'right to be forgotten' has emerged as a critical legal and ethical debate. Origin & Evolution of the Right to be Forgotten: While this notion of the 'right to be forgotten' has its roots in the French jurisprudence, it gained significant traction …

No Public Interest In Keeping Information Alive On Internet After Quashing Of FIR: Delhi High Court On Right To Be Forgotten
4 months ago

No Public Interest In Keeping Information Alive On Internet After Quashing Of FIR: Delhi High Court On Right To Be Forgotten

Live Law  

Observing that it is important to balance the right to information of public with an individual's right to privacy, the Delhi High Court has said that no public interest can be served by keeping the information alive on the internet after quashing of criminal proceedings.“There is no reason why an individual who has been duly cleared of any guilt by …

Legally Speaking | Understanding the courts’ balancing act between the right to be forgotten and public access to info
8 months ago

Legally Speaking | Understanding the courts’ balancing act between the right to be forgotten and public access to info

Hindustan Times  

On July 24, 2024, the Supreme Court was faced with an interesting question: Does a person have the right to be forgotten? The HC adopted the principle of fresh start as envisaged under the Juvenile Justice Act while recognising the petitioner’s right to forget and noted, “A careful balance has to be achieved between the concept of Open Court and …

SC warns of ‘serious ramifications’ in removing judgements under ‘right to be forgotten’
8 months ago

SC warns of ‘serious ramifications’ in removing judgements under ‘right to be forgotten’

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday noted that removing judgments from the public domain by court orders after an accused's acquittal in criminal cases under the right to be forgotten will have “very serious ramifications". According to PTI, in its plea filed through lawyer Abiha Zaidi, the website argued that the high court's decision “adversely impacts the freedom of speech and …

Supreme Court To Settle Law On 'Right To Be Forgotten'; Stays HC Direction To 'IndianKanoon' To Pull Down Judgment
8 months ago

Supreme Court To Settle Law On 'Right To Be Forgotten'; Stays HC Direction To 'IndianKanoon' To Pull Down Judgment

Live Law  

The Supreme Court is set to examine whether the right to be forgotten can be enforced against the judgments by Courts which reveal the identity of the acquitted person.The bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing a challenge by Indian Kanoon, against the Madras High Court order dated March 3 which directed the …

SC seeks ED, CBI, Delhi Police's response to NewsClick plea seeking guidelines on seizure of digital devices
1 year, 2 months ago

SC seeks ED, CBI, Delhi Police's response to NewsClick plea seeking guidelines on seizure of digital devices

Op India  

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to investigating agencies like Delhi police, CBI, and ED for their response to NewsClick’s plea seeking guidelines for the search and seizure of digital devices. Nothing is done.” The plea contended that the seizure of digital and electronic devices by Delhi Police is illegal, and it has severely impacted the portal’s operations. Justice …

Delhi HC asks media, Google, Twitter to block links articles claiming Muslim man forced woman to convert
1 year, 10 months ago

Delhi HC asks media, Google, Twitter to block links articles claiming Muslim man forced woman to convert

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on May 12 directed certain media houses and social media platforms, including Twitter and Google, to block the links of news reports and videos claiming that a Muslim man allegedly forced a woman to convert to Islam. The High Court issued notice to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Press Council of India, News Broadcasting …

‘Internet Never Forgets’: Delhi High Court Issues Directions To Authorities To Prevent Dissemination Of ‘Non-Consensual Intimate Images’
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Internet Never Forgets’: Delhi High Court Issues Directions To Authorities To Prevent Dissemination Of ‘Non-Consensual Intimate Images’

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued a slew of directions to the Union Government, Delhi Police and social media intermediaries to deal with cases concerning dissemination of content relating to “non-consensual intimate images” on the internet and to ensure that they are dealt in a manner that minimizes the victim’s trauma and resolves the problem expeditiously. Directions of the …

‘Internet Never Forgets’: Delhi High Court Issues Directions To Authorities To Prevent Dissemination Of ‘Non-Consensual Intimate Images’
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Internet Never Forgets’: Delhi High Court Issues Directions To Authorities To Prevent Dissemination Of ‘Non-Consensual Intimate Images’

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued a slew of directions to the Union Government, Delhi Police and social media intermediaries to deal with cases concerning dissemination of content relating to “non-consensual intimate images” on the internet and to ensure that they are dealt in a manner that minimizes the victim’s trauma and resolves the problem expeditiously. Directions of the …

Right To Be Forgotten | Kerala High Court Refuses To Expunge Remarks Suggesting Google To Use AI Tools To Remove Identifiers From Judgments Online
1 year, 11 months ago

Right To Be Forgotten | Kerala High Court Refuses To Expunge Remarks Suggesting Google To Use AI Tools To Remove Identifiers From Judgments Online

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court recently refused to expunge remarks from its Right to be Forgotten judgment, whereby it was opined that Google is not 'content blind' and it cannot shirk liability to remove judgments and content disclosing personal details of parties.The Division Bench comprising Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Shoba Annamma Eapen dismissed the petition filed by the search. …

Right to Be Forgotten: Delhi HC to Hear on March 15 Doctor's Plea to Remove News And Journal Articles against Him
2 years, 1 month ago

Right to Be Forgotten: Delhi HC to Hear on March 15 Doctor's Plea to Remove News And Journal Articles against Him

News 18  

A petition for “right to be forgotten” has been filed before the Delhi High Court by Dr Ishwar Gilada seeking the removal of news and journal articles published on various online platforms pertaining to his wrongful arrest after a first information report against him in 1999. The petitioner, Dr Ishwar Gilada, is said to be the first person to raise …

RTI | Delhi High Court To Hear Pleas Seeking Copies Of Documents Relating To Collegium Recommendations On April 12
2 years, 1 month ago

RTI | Delhi High Court To Hear Pleas Seeking Copies Of Documents Relating To Collegium Recommendations On April 12

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court is set to consider the question as to whether information relating to recommendations made by Supreme Court Collegium can be disclosed under Right to Information Act, 2005.Justice Prathiba M Singh listed for hearing on April 12 a batch of three petitions seeking information in respect of Collegium recommendations. The Delhi High Court is set to consider …

Right To Be Forgotten | Kerala High Court Says Legislature Alone Competent To Enumerate Grounds But Till Then Courts Can Decide On Case-To-Case Basis
2 years, 3 months ago

Right To Be Forgotten | Kerala High Court Says Legislature Alone Competent To Enumerate Grounds But Till Then Courts Can Decide On Case-To-Case Basis

Live Law  

Observing that legislature alone is competent to enumerate grounds for claiming right to be forgotten and carve out exceptions to the claims of such a right, the Kerala High Court on Thursday said in the absence of legislation, the court may have to recognise the right and direct removal of such content available online on a case-to-case basis.The division bench …

The Right To Be Forgotten-Charting The Uncharted Waters
2 years, 6 months ago

The Right To Be Forgotten-Charting The Uncharted Waters

Live Law  

The right to be forgotten, also known as the 'right to be left alone' or the 'right to erasure', is in news these days owing to its increasing recognition by the Indian courts of law. The right which had its conceptual origin in the European Union, found one of its first references in the landmark Google Spain case, where the …

Expanding the right to privacy
2 years, 8 months ago

Expanding the right to privacy

Hindustan Times  

India’s Supreme Court this week gave its first order enforcing an Indian citizen’s right to be forgotten when it directed the court registry to begin the process on how the details of a married couple, locked in litigation, can be removed from online search engines. The concept first reached global prominence when the European Court of Justice ruled in connection …

Nupur Sharma Case: Supreme Court in the Age of Social Media
2 years, 8 months ago

Nupur Sharma Case: Supreme Court in the Age of Social Media

News 18  

Several retired judges, bureaucrats and armed forces’ veterans have released a statement seeking recall of the remarks made by a Supreme Court bench on the Nupur Sharma case. While dismissing the petition of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, the Supreme Court bench said that her remarks set the country on fire and she was a threat to the security of …

Right To Be Forgotten: Delhi High Court Asks Indian Kanoon To Consider Blocking Judgment Concerning Matrimonial Dispute
3 years, 1 month ago

Right To Be Forgotten: Delhi High Court Asks Indian Kanoon To Consider Blocking Judgment Concerning Matrimonial Dispute

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday asked Indian Kanoon to consider blocking access of a trial court judgment concerning a matrimonial dispute in a plea invoking the right to be forgotten. Recently, Centre had informed the Court that the fundamental right of Right to Privacy also includes the Right to be Forgotten and that the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 …

Right To Privacy Includes Right To Be Forgotten, Personal Data Protection Bill Contains Provision For It: Centre Tells Delhi High Court
3 years, 3 months ago

Right To Privacy Includes Right To Be Forgotten, Personal Data Protection Bill Contains Provision For It: Centre Tells Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Centre has informed the Delhi High Court that the fundamental right of Right to Privacy also includes the Right to be Forgotten and that the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 contains provisions related to the doctrine. The development came after the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology filed a short affidavit in a plea filed by two businessmen acquitted …

Right To Be Forgotten: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea By Indian, A Recently Released UK Ex-Convict, Seeking Removal Of Articles
3 years, 4 months ago

Right To Be Forgotten: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea By Indian, A Recently Released UK Ex-Convict, Seeking Removal Of Articles

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea filed by a man namely Mohammed Umar Ashrafi, who was convicted by UK's Leicester Crown Court in 2015 and was released and deported to India after completing his sentence, seeking removal of news articles from the internet, pertaining to his conviction.Ashrafi has invoked his "right to be forgotten".Justice Rekha Palli …

Right To Be Forgotten: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea By Acquitted Businessmen Seeking Removal Of Judgment, News Articles From Internet
3 years, 7 months ago

Right To Be Forgotten: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea By Acquitted Businessmen Seeking Removal Of Judgment, News Articles From Internet

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea filed by two businessmen acquitted in a forgery case, invoking their right to be forgotten and seeking removal of the concerned judgment and news articles from internet.The petitioners were aggrieved by the continued availability of online articles regarding their past arrest and trial despite their having been acquitted from the …

[Breaking] Right To Be Forgotten- Courts Can't Direct Redaction Of Names Of Acquitted Persons From Records In Absence Of Statutory Backing: Madras HC
3 years, 7 months ago

[Breaking] Right To Be Forgotten- Courts Can't Direct Redaction Of Names Of Acquitted Persons From Records In Absence Of Statutory Backing: Madras HC

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has refused to redact the name of a person from court records, who was acquitted of all criminal charges levelled against him, while stating that there is now law in India that contemplates such a request. Justice N. Anand Venkatesh, while refusing to grant relief to the Petitioner who had sought enforcement of his right to …

Personal Information Having No Relation To Any Public Activity, Public Interest Cannot Be Disclosed Under RTI Act: Delhi High Court
3 years, 8 months ago

Personal Information Having No Relation To Any Public Activity, Public Interest Cannot Be Disclosed Under RTI Act: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday observed that any personal information having no relation with any public activity or public interest cannot be disclosed under the Right to Information Act. The Court also said that disclosure of such information can cause an unwarranted invasion into one's privacy.The observation came from a division bench comprising of Chief Justice DN Patel and …

What is 'right to be forgotten' that ex-MTV Roadie Ashutosh Kaushik has sought from court?
3 years, 8 months ago

What is 'right to be forgotten' that ex-MTV Roadie Ashutosh Kaushik has sought from court?

Hindustan Times  

Television personality Ashutosh Kaushik who shot to fame in 2007 after winning MTV Roadies and then Bigg Boss in the next year has recently approached the Delhi high court seeking his 'right to be forgotten. Read: Reality show winner invokes ‘right to be forgotten’, moves HC There is no such provision in Indian laws but Section 20 of the Personal …

Right To Be Forgotten: Roadies Winner Ashutosh Kaushik Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Removal Of Articles On His Past Altercations From Internet
3 years, 8 months ago

Right To Be Forgotten: Roadies Winner Ashutosh Kaushik Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Removal Of Articles On His Past Altercations From Internet

Live Law  

Ashutosh Kaushik, winner of Roadies 5.0 and Bigg Boss, has approached the Delhi High Court seeking directions to remove all the posts, videos, articles, etc. On the other hand, Advocate Amit George, who led arguments for the Petitioner, heavily relied on a recent decision of Justice Pratibha Singh of the Delhi High Court, granting interim protection to an American Citizen …

The fine line that separates judicial transparency and the right to be forgotten
3 years, 9 months ago

The fine line that separates judicial transparency and the right to be forgotten

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court recently granted relief to a petitioner seeking to exercise his “right to be forgotten”. Justice Prathiba M Singh, while passing the order, recognised that the case raised an important question of whether a court order can be removed from online platforms to protect an individual’s right to privacy and the need to balance it with the …

Right To Be Forgotten- Delhi High Court Directs Google, Indian Kanoon To Remove/Block Judgment Of American Citizen Acquitted In NDPS Case
3 years, 10 months ago

Right To Be Forgotten- Delhi High Court Directs Google, Indian Kanoon To Remove/Block Judgment Of American Citizen Acquitted In NDPS Case

Live Law  

In a case involving the question of Right to Privacy of a person and Right to Information of public and maintenance of transparency in judicial records, the Delhi High Court recently granted interim protection to an American Citizen of Indian origin by directing Indian Kanoon to block the judgement of his acquittal under NDPS Act from being accessed by using …

Delhi High Court seeks Centre's response on plea challenging new IT rules
4 years ago

Delhi High Court seeks Centre's response on plea challenging new IT rules

Firstpost  

The petition filed by the Foundation for Independent Journalism said the new IT rules are palpably illegal in seeking to control and regulate digital news media New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought the Centre’s response on a plea challenging the new Information Technology Rules, 2021. A bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh issued …

Public Authority To Give Cogent Reasons For Claiming Exemption From Disclosure Of Information Sought Under The RTI Act: Delhi High Court
4 years, 1 month ago

Public Authority To Give Cogent Reasons For Claiming Exemption From Disclosure Of Information Sought Under The RTI Act: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

Delhi High Court has on Friday observed that when a public authority withholds information under RTI Act, the burden is on the public authority to show in what manner disclosure of such information could impede the investigation. The present petition was filed seeking directions to impugn the order dated 15th January 2018 passed by the Central Information Commission, whereby it …

Disclosure Of Interest Necessary Only When 'Personal' Information Sought Under RTI Act: Delhi High Court Clarifies Its Recent Ruling
4 years, 1 month ago

Disclosure Of Interest Necessary Only When 'Personal' Information Sought Under RTI Act: Delhi High Court Clarifies Its Recent Ruling

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday clarified that whenever 'Personal Information' is sought under the 'Right To Information Act, 2005', the disclosure of applicant's interest in the information being sought would be necessary to establish his/her bonafides. Justice Prathiba Singh, on 29th January, observed that there has been an "inadvertent omission" in the earlier order and the Bench further clarified …

Disclosure of interest in info sought under RTI not ‘necessary’ but ‘important’
4 years, 1 month ago

Disclosure of interest in info sought under RTI not ‘necessary’ but ‘important’

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court has modified its earlier order to state that disclosure of applicant’s interest in the information sought under the Right to Information Act is “necessary” only when personal information is sought. On Friday, justice Prathiba Singh modified her earlier order of Jan 12 where it had said that the reason for disclosure of applicant’s interest is “necessary” …

Delhi HC Issues Notices On Plea For Action Against Twitter, Youtube, Facebook Etc For Allegedly Revealing The Identity Of Rape Victims
4 years, 2 months ago

Delhi HC Issues Notices On Plea For Action Against Twitter, Youtube, Facebook Etc For Allegedly Revealing The Identity Of Rape Victims

Live Law  

The division bench of Delhi High Court comprising of Chief Justice D.N. Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh on Friday issued notice in a petition filed by an advocate seeking action against major social media platforms for revealing the identity of Hathras Rape victim and similar victims in public domain thereby violating her right to privacy. 226 of the Constitution seeking …

Publication Of Court Order No Violation Of Right To Privacy : Indian Kanoon Opposes Plea In Kerala HC To Remove Personal Details From Reported Judgment
4 years, 2 months ago

Publication Of Court Order No Violation Of Right To Privacy : Indian Kanoon Opposes Plea In Kerala HC To Remove Personal Details From Reported Judgment

Live Law  

"Law allows the publication of matters which are "public records", including court records and orders of courts/tribunals," said legal search engine Indian Kanoon in a counter-affidavit filed before the Kerala High Court in response to a writ petition seeking removal of the name/ personal details of the Petitioner. Right To Be Forgotten: Kerala HC Admits Plea For Removal Of Personal …

Allowing Videos/Photos Of Rape Victims To Remain On Social Media Is Violative Of Their Fundamental Right To Privacy: Orissa HC Moots Statutory Recognition Of 'Right To Be Forgotten'
4 years, 4 months ago

Allowing Videos/Photos Of Rape Victims To Remain On Social Media Is Violative Of Their Fundamental Right To Privacy: Orissa HC Moots Statutory Recognition Of 'Right To Be Forgotten'

Live Law  

Emphasizing the need for statutory recognition of 'right to be forgotten', the Orissa High Court observed that allowing objectionable photos and videos of rape victims to remain on a social media platform is a violation of their right to privacy. Presently, there is no statute in India which provides for the right to be forgotten/getting the photos erased from the …

Right To Be Forgotten: Kerala HC Admits Plea For Removal Of Personal Details In Reported Court Orders From Search Engines
4 years, 5 months ago

Right To Be Forgotten: Kerala HC Admits Plea For Removal Of Personal Details In Reported Court Orders From Search Engines

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has admitted a writ petition filed against search engines, Indian Kanoon and Google India, seeking removal of the name/ personal details of the Petitioner, who was once an accused in a criminal case. The Petitioner is primarily aggrieved by the fact that despite his exoneration from the criminal proceedings, the website Indian Kanoon continues to publish …

Evidence Collected In Breach Of Right To Privacy Alone Doesn't Make It Inadmissible: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
4 years, 8 months ago

Evidence Collected In Breach Of Right To Privacy Alone Doesn't Make It Inadmissible: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

In a significant judgment pertaining to rules for collection and admissibility of evidence, the Delhi High Court has held that evidence collected in breach of the fundamental right to privacy alone, would not make it inadmissible in court of law. The single bench has held that while a litigating party certainly has a right to privacy, that right "must yield" …

Delhi HC Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Removal Of Fake News And Hate Speeches From Social Media Platforms
5 years ago

Delhi HC Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Removal Of Fake News And Hate Speeches From Social Media Platforms

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Central Government in a plea seeking removal of hate speeches and fake news that are being circulated on various social media platforms. Filed by KN Govindacharya, the petition seeks direction to be issued to designated officers of the intermediaries to immediately remove the hate speeches and fake news that are being …

"Today Google Knows More About You Than Your Spouse-" Justice V Ramasubramanian On 'Right To Privacy: New Age Challenges'
5 years, 2 months ago

"Today Google Knows More About You Than Your Spouse-" Justice V Ramasubramanian On 'Right To Privacy: New Age Challenges'

Live Law  

It is indeed a privilege to be invited deliver a Memorial Lecture instituted in the name of Justice V.R. Sharma vs. Satish Chandra, where the Supreme Court held that there is no justification to import the right to privacy into our Constitution by a process of strained construction, analogous to American Fourth Amendment. The Supreme Court affirmed in this case …

Open, all the same: On CJI office and RTI Act
5 years, 4 months ago

Open, all the same: On CJI office and RTI Act

The Hindu  

The adage, “sunlight is the best disinfectant” is often used to delineate the need for disclosure of matters related to public interest through the Right to Information mechanism. The welcome ruling by a five-member Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court that the office of the Chief Justice of India is a “public authority” under the RTI Act, as much as …

CBI Can’t Claim Absolute Exemption From RTI Act: Delhi HC [Read Order]
7 years, 6 months ago

CBI Can’t Claim Absolute Exemption From RTI Act: Delhi HC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has directed the CBI to consider the application of an RTI activist seeking information about corruption within the central investigating body and action taken into allegations made by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of shady probe into the coalgate scam pursuant to a news report.The Agency claimed that it is included in the second schedule to …

Court: Google must uphold convicted criminal's Right to be Forgotten
7 years, 10 months ago

Court: Google must uphold convicted criminal's Right to be Forgotten

NL Times  

An appellate court in the Netherlands ordered Google to enforce an attorney's demand that web pages detailing his criminal conviction be blocked from appearing in search engine results. Tuesday's decision by the court in Den Haag upheld an earlier ruling by a lower court in Rotterdam, with the decision suggesting the European Union's "Right to be Forgotten" puts the man's …

European Court of Justice Restricts ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ [Read Judgment]
8 years ago

European Court of Justice Restricts ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The European Court of Justice, on Thursday, ruled that individuals cannot demand removal of personal data from company records in an official register, thereby restricting the “right to be forgotten” to that extent.Such disclosure, it opined, was justified in view of the need to protect the interests of third parties, and to ensure legal certainty and fair trading, and thus …

European Court of Justice Restricts ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ [Read Judgment]
8 years ago

European Court of Justice Restricts ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The European Court of Justice, on Thursday, ruled that individuals cannot demand removal of personal data from company records in an official register, thereby restricting the “right to be forgotten” to that extent.Such disclosure, it opined, was justified in view of the need to protect the interests of third parties, and to ensure legal certainty and fair trading, and thus …

Right To Be Forgotten: Kerala HC Asks Indian Kanoon To Remove Name Of Rape Victim From Judgment
8 years ago

Right To Be Forgotten: Kerala HC Asks Indian Kanoon To Remove Name Of Rape Victim From Judgment

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has recently asked legal online search portal indiankanoon.com to remove the name of a rape victim from a Kerala High Court judgment published on the site.Justice Shaji P Chaly passed the interim order in a petition filed by a rape victim, who was aggrieved by the disclosure of her name and personal information in the judgments …

In A First An Indian Court Upholds The ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ [Read Order]
8 years, 1 month ago

In A First An Indian Court Upholds The ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ [Read Order]

Live Law  

In the Internet age access to information is quick and procuring personal information or antecedents of an individual is much easier. Acknowledging this fact and the sensitive nature of case in hand, the Karnataka High Court in a landmark judgment recently has accepted, applied and approved the ‘Right to be Forgotten’ in Indian context.The “right to be forgotten” or “the …

In A First An Indian Court Upholds The ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ [Read Order]
8 years, 1 month ago

In A First An Indian Court Upholds The ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ [Read Order]

Live Law  

In the Internet age access to information is quick and procuring personal information or antecedents of an individual is much easier. Acknowledging this fact and the sensitive nature of case in hand, the Karnataka High Court in a landmark judgment recently has accepted, applied and approved the ‘Right to be Forgotten’ in Indian context.The “right to be forgotten” or “the …

Gujarat HC Rejects Plea To Restrain Websites From Publishing ‘Non-Reportable’ Judgment [Read Order]
8 years, 2 months ago

Gujarat HC Rejects Plea To Restrain Websites From Publishing ‘Non-Reportable’ Judgment [Read Order]

Live Law  

‘Merely publishing on the website would not amount to same being reported as the word “reportable” used for judgment is in relation to it being reported in law reporter,’ the court observed.The Gujarat High Court has turned down a plea of a man who got acquittal in a criminal case, seeking to restrain Google from publishing an ‘non-reportable’ judgment of …

Gujarat HC Rejects Plea To Restrain Websites From Publishing ‘Non-Reportable’ Judgment [Read Order]
8 years, 2 months ago

Gujarat HC Rejects Plea To Restrain Websites From Publishing ‘Non-Reportable’ Judgment [Read Order]

Live Law  

‘Merely publishing on the website would not amount to same being reported as the word “reportable” used for judgment is in relation to it being reported in law reporter,’ the court observed.The Gujarat High Court has turned down a plea of a man who got acquittal in a criminal case, seeking to restrain Google from publishing an ‘non-reportable’ judgment of …

Seven Important Lessons on RTI from Delhi High Court
8 years, 9 months ago

Seven Important Lessons on RTI from Delhi High Court

Live Law  

Delhi High Court on 24th May 2016, has criticised the Legislative Department for filing un unnecessary Writ Petition against the Order of Central Information Commission directing the Government to update and upload all the latest amended bare Acts, to examine the functionality of its e-mail ID and develop an appropriate RTI filing mechanism. HC said: “In fact, as rightly pointed …

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