Can Parties In Cases Of Personal Nature Seek Masking Of Thier Identities In Records To Protect Privacy? Kerala High Court Refers To Division Bench
3 years, 10 months ago

Can Parties In Cases Of Personal Nature Seek Masking Of Thier Identities In Records To Protect Privacy? Kerala High Court Refers To Division Bench

Live Law  

Recently, a Single Bench of the Kerala High Court referred to larger bench the question whether parties in a proceeding that did not involve public interest could seek the masking of their names. In this light, he framed this question for the consideration of a Division Bench - "Therefore, the question that has to be considered in this writ petition is as to whether, in writ petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of mandamus commanding the statutory authority to consider the application for contracting marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 or for registration of marriage under the Kerala Registration of Marriages Rules, 2008; a writ of habeas corpus seeking production of fiancée or minor children under illegal detention; etc., which are not matters involving public interest, a party to that proceedings can seek an order to mask his/her name and address and that of the party respondent in the cause title of the judgment and also his/her name and that of the party respondent in the body of the judgment, in order to protect his/her right to privacy, described as the 'right to be let alone'." Significantly, the Bench explained a judgment from the Madras High Court Sukanya R. v. R. Sridhar and Others, where the right to privacy in terms of in camera proceedings from the Hindu Marriage Act was discussed. Assistant Solicitor General Of India P. Vijayakumar for the Union, Advocates C.M.Andrews, Aditya Vikram Bhat & Anind Thomas for Google Inc.,Advocate Santhosh Mathew, for Google India, Advocate Harindranath for the High Court Registry.

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Judges' asset declarations: Supreme Court rulings and ongoing transparency debate
4 days, 3 hours ago

Judges' asset declarations: Supreme Court rulings and ongoing transparency debate

Op India  

On 21st March, reports emerged that Delhi Fire Services found a pile of cash at Delhi High Court Judge Yashwant Varma’s official residence during a firefighting operation. Detailed history of Supreme Court rulings on judges’ asset declarations On 7th May 1997, the Full Court of the Supreme Court of India passed a resolution that required all judges to declare their …

SC rejects petition seeking to withhold order on its website
5 days, 12 hours ago

SC rejects petition seeking to withhold order on its website

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a plea seeking to withhold an order from its website to protect the privacy of a warring couple, underscoring that all verdicts are routinely posted on the court’s website as standard practice and exceptions cannot be made arbitrarily. SC rejects petition seeking to withhold order on its website A bench comprising justices Vikram Nath, …

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

Recording court proceedings amounts to interfering with administration of justice: Kerala High Court
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1 week, 6 days ago

Recording court proceedings amounts to interfering with administration of justice: Kerala High Court

The Hindu  

The Kerala High Court has observed that recording the proceedings of the High Court and circulating it amounts to interference with the administration of justice and lowers the dignity of the court as the High Court rules prohibit such recordings. Justice P. Gopinath made the observation recently while directing the High Court registry to place the issue of recording and …

State Authorities Must Maintain Anonymity Of Victim In Cases U/S 376 Or POCSO Act: J&K High Court
2 weeks, 4 days ago

State Authorities Must Maintain Anonymity Of Victim In Cases U/S 376 Or POCSO Act: J&K High Court

Live Law  

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the Registry to immediately redact a prosecutrix/victim's name from the identified pages and any other additional pages flagged by the prosecution in a criminal case. The court ordered that police, forensic science laboratories, and medical professionals examining the prosecutrix must ensure that the name of the prosecutrix is not to be given …

'Procedural Law Can't Obstruct Justice', Jharkhand HC Directs UIDAI To Provide Aadhaar Details For Investigation In Minors Trafficking Case
2 weeks, 6 days ago

'Procedural Law Can't Obstruct Justice', Jharkhand HC Directs UIDAI To Provide Aadhaar Details For Investigation In Minors Trafficking Case

Live Law  

The Jharkhand High Court recently directed the Unique Identification Authority of India to provide the Aadhaar card details of trafficked minors to the investigating agency under a sealed cover. The division bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava directed the UIDAI to provide the Aadhaar Card details of the trafficked minors overruling its objection under Section …

Marks Of Other Candidates In Public Examination Can Be Disclosed Under RTI In Public Interest: Supreme Court
1 month, 1 week ago

Marks Of Other Candidates In Public Examination Can Be Disclosed Under RTI In Public Interest: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently upheld an order of the Bombay High Court, wherein it was observed that a request to disclose the marks obtained by other candidates in a public examination under the Right to Information Act, 2005, in the public interest, cannot be declined. Rejecting the same, the High Court held that marks obtained by the candidates in such …

Passport, Personal ID Details Can't Be Disclosed To Third Party Under RTI Act: Delhi High Court
1 month, 1 week ago

Passport, Personal ID Details Can't Be Disclosed To Third Party Under RTI Act: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has recently ruled that details about passport and personal identification documents cannot be disclosed to a third party under the Right to Information Act, 2005. Justice Sachin Datta referred to various judgments on the issue and said:“…disclosures which may be sought by a third party under the provisions of RTI act pertaining to passport or any …

Right To Be Forgotten: Punjab & Haryana HC To Decide If Accused Has 'Preferential Right' Over Society's Right To Know Involvement In Crime
3 months ago

Right To Be Forgotten: Punjab & Haryana HC To Decide If Accused Has 'Preferential Right' Over Society's Right To Know Involvement In Crime

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court will be deciding the legal question whether an accused or suspect has a preferential right to be forgotten over the right of the society to know about the involvement of any person in a criminal case. Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj said, ".the legal issue that arises for consideration before this Court as to whether …

Person Holding Relevant Evidence To Dispute Not 'Necessary Party' Unless Compelled By Law: Rajasthan High Court Reiterates
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Person Holding Relevant Evidence To Dispute Not 'Necessary Party' Unless Compelled By Law: Rajasthan High Court Reiterates

Live Law  

Rajasthan High Court has reiterated that merely because a person was holding some relevant evidence to present on the questions involved in a dispute, that in itself would not make that person a necessary party to be impleaded in the suit. The bench of Justice Nupur Bhati further relied upon the principle of dominus litis, to reject defendant's challenge against …

Breach Of Privacy: Madhya Pradesh High Court Declines Admission Of Unauthorised Recordings Of Wife's Conversations In Matrimonial Dispute
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Breach Of Privacy: Madhya Pradesh High Court Declines Admission Of Unauthorised Recordings Of Wife's Conversations In Matrimonial Dispute

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court bench has addressed the issue of the admissibility of electronic evidence recorded illegally in matrimonial disputes. Justice Gajendra Singh set aside a previous order by the Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Indore, which allowed the inclusion of an illegally recorded conversation as evidence. Previous judgments, notably Anurima alias Abha Mehta vs. Sunil Mehta and Abhishek …

Right To Be Identified By One's Name Fundamental To Individual's Identity: Delhi High Court
11 months, 1 week ago

Right To Be Identified By One's Name Fundamental To Individual's Identity: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has recently observed that name of an individual is an identity marker and the right to be identified by one's name is fundamental to one's very identity.“It partakes, therefore, of a primordial necessity, and the Court has, when petitioned in that regard, to ensure that the request, if genuine, is acceded to,” Justice C Hari Shankar …

Can't Prosecute Magistrate U/S 228-A IPC For Inadvertent Omission To Anonymize Rape Victim's Details: Kerala HC Emphasizes Judicial Caution
1 year, 3 months ago

Can't Prosecute Magistrate U/S 228-A IPC For Inadvertent Omission To Anonymize Rape Victim's Details: Kerala HC Emphasizes Judicial Caution

Live Law  

In a significant ruling, the Kerala High Court held that a Magistrate cannot be prosecuted under 228-A IPC on an inadvertent omission to anonymize the name and details of the victims based on an analysis of Section 228-A and the Judges Act, 1985. “This Court, therefore, suggests that, in matters like this, wherever petitions are filed by or against victims …

Kerala High Court Directs Removal Of Female Litigant's Name, Details From Court Website, Says It Affected Her Reputation And Dignity
1 year, 3 months ago

Kerala High Court Directs Removal Of Female Litigant's Name, Details From Court Website, Says It Affected Her Reputation And Dignity

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday passed an interim order directing the Registry to remove name and details of a lady published on the court's website in connection with a matrimonial appeal, as it affected her reputation and dignity. Action in this regard shall be intimated to this Court in due course.” The petitioner, a well-known dentist in the Middle …

An overhaul, the criminal law Bills, and the big picture
1 year, 6 months ago

An overhaul, the criminal law Bills, and the big picture

The Hindu  

The central government introduced three Bills in Parliament in August. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita There is an explicit provision in the BNSS on the registration of a cognisable offence in any police station, irrespective of the area where the offence is committed. A provision has been added to permit the conduct of a preliminary inquiry to ascertain the existence …

Abkari Act- Person Receiving Information Of Crime Or Detecting The Occurrence Can Investigate It: Supreme Court
1 year, 7 months ago

Abkari Act- Person Receiving Information Of Crime Or Detecting The Occurrence Can Investigate It: Supreme Court

Live Law  

While upholding a conviction under the Kerala Abkari Act, the Supreme Court observed that the testimonies of official witnesses can not be discarded simply because independent witnesses were not examined. "The person receiving the information of the crime or detecting the occurrence thereof, can investigate the same", the bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Sanjay Karol observed.In this case,. …

Kerala High Court Stays Proceedings Against Congress Workers Accused Of Destroying Mahatma Gandhi's Potrait In Rahul Gandhi's Office
1 year, 8 months ago

Kerala High Court Stays Proceedings Against Congress Workers Accused Of Destroying Mahatma Gandhi's Potrait In Rahul Gandhi's Office

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Thursday stayed the proceedings against certain staff members of Rahul Gandhi, who are accused of having destroyed Mahatma Gandhi's portrait in the former Congress MP's office in Wayanad. Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. admitted the plea which alleged that the case was politically motivated, and stayed further proceedings in the matter for a period of two …

Delhi High Court Directs Registry To Ensure Confidentiality Of Victims Of Sexual Offences
1 year, 11 months ago

Delhi High Court Directs Registry To Ensure Confidentiality Of Victims Of Sexual Offences

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has issued directions to its Registry for ensuring that anonymity and confidentiality of the prosecutrix or victim or survivor of sexual offences is strictly maintained in the filings. “Since redaction of the identifying particulars of the prosecutrix/victim/survivor from the FIR, chargesheet, proceedings before the trial court and other similar records, is the duty and obligation of …

'Fake' Encounters : Supreme Court To Consider Gujarat Govt's Objection To Sharing Records With Petitioners
1 year, 11 months ago

'Fake' Encounters : Supreme Court To Consider Gujarat Govt's Objection To Sharing Records With Petitioners

Live Law  

In a case wherein the Supreme Court is monitoring 22 alleged 'fake encounters' conducted by the Gujarat Police between 2002 and 2007, it indicated, on Monday, that it would consider the reservation expressed by the State of Gujarat in sharing records of three encounters with the petitioners. Mr. Mehta argued that the petitioners being strangers with oblique motive should not …

POCSO Act | Accused Has Statutory Right To Cross Examine Victim But Questions Should Not Reveal Her Identity: Gujarat High Court
2 years, 2 months ago

POCSO Act | Accused Has Statutory Right To Cross Examine Victim But Questions Should Not Reveal Her Identity: Gujarat High Court

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court has made it clear that though an accused under the POCSO Act has the right to cross examine the victim, the questions asked by the defence cannot be such that reveal her identity during the trial.Justice Ilesh J. Vora observed that Section 33 cast a duty upon the Court to ensure that the identity of the …

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 …

Karnataka: Third Party's Privacy Can’t be Violated to Prove Illicit Relations in Matrimonial Dispute, Says HC
2 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka: Third Party's Privacy Can’t be Violated to Prove Illicit Relations in Matrimonial Dispute, Says HC

News 18  

The Karnataka High Court recently quashed the order of a family court allowing access to tower location/call records of a person, who was not a party in a matrimonial dispute between a man and a woman. Informational privacy also forms an integral part of the right to privacy,” said the court, which was hearing a plea filed by the woman’s …

RTI Act: Delhi High Court Quashes CIC Order Asking MEA To Disclose Passport Details Of 'Estranged' Husband To Wife
2 years, 3 months ago

RTI Act: Delhi High Court Quashes CIC Order Asking MEA To Disclose Passport Details Of 'Estranged' Husband To Wife

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has set aside an order of the Central Information Commission by which the Ministry of External Affairs had been directed to disclose under the RTI Act the details relating to the passport and marriage certificate, address proof, ID proof and other related documents of an estranged husband to his wife. Justice Yashwant Varma said the the …

Kerala High Court Lauded for Upholding Right to Keep Only Mother's Name in Certificates
2 years, 8 months ago

Kerala High Court Lauded for Upholding Right to Keep Only Mother's Name in Certificates

News 18  

The Kerala High Court said in a landmark order that children of unwed mothers and rape victims can live in this country with the fundamental rights of privacy, liberty, and dignity, and allowed a person to include his mother’s name alone in the birth certificate, identity certificates and other documents. The order also said that no one can intrude into …

"Fictitious Witnesses" In NDPS Cases: Delhi High Court Seeks Records From NCB, Customs & DRI
2 years, 10 months ago

"Fictitious Witnesses" In NDPS Cases: Delhi High Court Seeks Records From NCB, Customs & DRI

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, the Narcotics Control Bureau and the Customs Department to place on its record a statement of cases under the NDPS Act and the Customs Act which were put to trial by the respective department in various Courts in the city during the last 5 years. The order has …

'Redact Names In Pleadings, File Affidavits In Sealed Covers' : Calcutta HC Issues Directions To Ensure Anonymity Of Victims Of Sexual Offences In Court Records
2 years, 11 months ago

'Redact Names In Pleadings, File Affidavits In Sealed Covers' : Calcutta HC Issues Directions To Ensure Anonymity Of Victims Of Sexual Offences In Court Records

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Monday issued practice directions in order to ensure that the identity of victims of sexual offences including minor victims under the POCSO Act are not disclosed in the pleadings and other records of the Court.The directions were issued while adjudicating upon an appeal filed challenging an order of conviction under Section 6 of the POCSO …

Right To Be Forgotten : Kerala High Court Formulating Information Management Policy To Mask Personal Information In Judgments
3 years ago

Right To Be Forgotten : Kerala High Court Formulating Information Management Policy To Mask Personal Information In Judgments

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Thursday declared that it was in the process of drafting an Information Management Policy which could possibly address the issue of masking of the parties' names in its orders and judgments. A Division Bench comprising Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Sophy Thomas announced so while adjudicating upon a batch of seven petitions seeking the …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Kerala High Court Directs Family Courts To Mask The Name Of Adoptive Parents When Issuing Certified Copies Of Orders
3 years, 11 months ago

Kerala High Court Directs Family Courts To Mask The Name Of Adoptive Parents When Issuing Certified Copies Of Orders

Live Law  

In a recent judgment, the Kerala High Court directed the Registrar to issue necessary directions to all family courts in the state to mask the name of adoptive parents while issuing certified copies of orders.While hearing a case pertaining to the correctness of a procedure for surrender and adoption, a Division Bench of Justices A Muhamed Mustaque and Dr Kauser. …

Can Call Details Of Police Officers Be Furnished To The Accused? Kerala High Court Refers Question For The Consideration Of Division Bench
4 years ago

Can Call Details Of Police Officers Be Furnished To The Accused? Kerala High Court Refers Question For The Consideration Of Division Bench

Live Law  

On Monday, the Kerala High Court was faced with a rather interesting request by a person accused in a drug haul; he sought the call records of certain persons including investigating officers between a certain time window on a particular date. The applicant had beseeched the Court to issue directions to the Nodal Officers concerned to furnish the call details …

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 …

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 …

Kerala HC Issues Guidelines For Maintaining Rape Victim Anonymity In Cases Filed Before It [Read Order]
4 years, 6 months ago

Kerala HC Issues Guidelines For Maintaining Rape Victim Anonymity In Cases Filed Before It [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has issued some future guidelines for maintaining rape victim's anonymity in the matters instituted before it.Justice PB Suresh Kumar, while considering a petition arising out of a bail order passed by POCSO Court, observed that in several matters instituted before the High Court the identity of the victim is disclosed directly or indirectly. The Kerala High …

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" …

"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 …

Fundamental Right To Privacy Not Absolute And Must Bow Down To Compelling Public Interest: SC [Read Judgment]
5 years, 7 months ago

Fundamental Right To Privacy Not Absolute And Must Bow Down To Compelling Public Interest: SC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The fundamental right to privacy cannot be construed as absolute and but must bow down to compelling public interest, remarked the Supreme Court in its judgment holding that a Judicial Magistrate can order a person to give a sample of his voice for the purpose of investigation of a crime.The three judge bench comprising the Chief Justice of India Ranjan …

Though This Court An Ardent Supporter Of Transparency In Other Public Agencies, It is Not So As To Information Residing Within Itself: Bhushan Tells SC, Judgment Reserved
5 years, 11 months ago

Though This Court An Ardent Supporter Of Transparency In Other Public Agencies, It is Not So As To Information Residing Within Itself: Bhushan Tells SC, Judgment Reserved

Live Law  

As the Supreme Court five-judge bench resumed hearing on Thursday on the court's own appeals against the judiciary being subject to the RTI regime, Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi clarified that one of the contentious issues- the disclosure of the identity of the union minister who had in 2009 attempted to influence Justice R. Regupathy of the Madras High Court for …

Disclosure of Collegium and Centre’s Discussion on Judges’ Appointment Can Open Pandora's Box, Says AG
5 years, 11 months ago

Disclosure of Collegium and Centre’s Discussion on Judges’ Appointment Can Open Pandora's Box, Says AG

News 18  

New Delhi: A Constitution bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, on Wednesday heard its own appeal against a Delhi High Court judgment that had held that the Supreme Court and the Chief Justice of India are “public authorities” under the Right to Information Act. Attorney General KK Venugopal, appearing on behalf of the …

SC's Aadhaar verdict reiterates supremacy of Constitution, shows State can't intrude upon citizens' privacy
6 years, 5 months ago

SC's Aadhaar verdict reiterates supremacy of Constitution, shows State can't intrude upon citizens' privacy

Firstpost  

Aadhaar, the pet project of two successive governments, is here to stay: at least for now. What is interesting to note from the 1,448 page ruling of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in the Aadhaar case is the fact that its landmark judgment in Justice KS Puttaswamy v. Union of India has been used extensively to debate and put …

SC judgement lays down blueprint for privacy protection
6 years, 5 months ago

SC judgement lays down blueprint for privacy protection

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court verdict on Wednesday upholding the constitutional validity of biometric identification Aadhaar has laid down the blueprint for privacy protection in the country, at a time when businesses are increasingly using personal data and artificial intelligence to target customers. The apex court’s five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra discussed at length the contours …

Every Attempt Should Be Made By All Courts Not To Disclose Identity Of Victims In Rape Cases, Reiterates SC [Read Order]
6 years, 8 months ago

Every Attempt Should Be Made By All Courts Not To Disclose Identity Of Victims In Rape Cases, Reiterates SC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has reiterated that every attempt should be made by all the courts not to disclose the identity of the victim in terms of Section 228-A of Indian Penal Code.A bench of Justice AM Sapre and Justice UU Lalit observed thus while dismissing an appeal in a rape case against Chhattisgarh High Court judgment that had affirmed the …

Every Attempt Should Be Made By All Courts Not To Disclose Identity Of Victims In Rape Cases, Reiterates SC [Read Order]
6 years, 8 months ago

Every Attempt Should Be Made By All Courts Not To Disclose Identity Of Victims In Rape Cases, Reiterates SC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has reiterated that every attempt should be made by all the courts not to disclose the identity of the victim in terms of Section 228-A of Indian Penal Code.A bench of Justice AM Sapre and Justice UU Lalit observed thus while dismissing an appeal in a rape case against Chhattisgarh High Court judgment that had affirmed the …

Newly Recognized Fundamental Right to Privacy Protects Individual Not Only from State, But Also from Actions of Private Citizens such as Press or Media: Kerala HC Observes in Solar Scam Case [Read...
6 years, 10 months ago

Newly Recognized Fundamental Right to Privacy Protects Individual Not Only from State, But Also from Actions of Private Citizens such as Press or Media: Kerala HC Observes in Solar Scam Case [Read...

Live Law  

“The newly recognized fundamental right to privacy, which takes within its fold the right to protect ones reputation as well, would merit classification as a fundamental right that protects an individual, not against the arbitrary State action, but also from the actions of other private citizens, such as the press or media”.While expunging the findings made by the Justice G. …

Newly Recognized Fundamental Right to Privacy Protects Individual Not Only from State, But Also from Actions of Private Citizens such as Press or Media: Kerala HC Observes in Solar Scam Case [Read...
6 years, 10 months ago

Newly Recognized Fundamental Right to Privacy Protects Individual Not Only from State, But Also from Actions of Private Citizens such as Press or Media: Kerala HC Observes in Solar Scam Case [Read...

Live Law  

“The newly recognized fundamental right to privacy, which takes within its fold the right to protect ones reputation as well, would merit classification as a fundamental right that protects an individual, not against the arbitrary State action, but also from the actions of other private citizens, such as the press or media”.While expunging the findings made by the Justice G. …

Facial recognition another layer of identification for Aadhaar, govt tells SC
7 years, 1 month ago

Facial recognition another layer of identification for Aadhaar, govt tells SC

India TV News  

The Supreme Court was told by the government on Thursday that besides iris scan and fingerprints, the UIDAI had added facial recognition as another layer of identification for Aadhaar number authentication. Taking exception to overarching regulation of citizens by the State, senior counsel Gopal Subramanium told the five-Judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra that the apex court …

Constitutional validity of Aadhaar: the arguments in Supreme Court so far
7 years, 1 month ago

Constitutional validity of Aadhaar: the arguments in Supreme Court so far

The Hindu  

After the Supreme Court decided to take up together the 27 writ petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar scheme, a five-judge Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justices D.Y. - Referring to the government's decision to introduce Aadhaar-bank account linkage through the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, Justice Chandrachud drew Mr. Sibal's attention to Section 57 of …

Lawyer Files Petition In Bombay HC Challenging Justice SK Shinde’s Elevation
7 years, 2 months ago

Lawyer Files Petition In Bombay HC Challenging Justice SK Shinde’s Elevation

Live Law  

Advocate Ulhas Naik, who practices at the Bombay High Court, has sought a writ of quo-warranto to be issued with directions to the effect of calling for records of the Intelligence Bureau as well as the Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice reports on Justice SK Shinde before he was elevated to the bench.Naik has challenged Justice Shinde’s …

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