No Public Interest In Keeping Information Alive On Internet After Quashing Of FIR: Delhi High Court On Right To Be Forgotten
4 months, 1 week 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 law should be allowed to be haunted by. 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. This is especially when after the quashing of the proceedings, no public interest can be served by keeping the information alive on the internet, the Court said. Justice Mahajan also said that whenever the man or the complainant would apply or approach any of the social media or search engines, it is expected that they would also follow the principle of 'right to privacy' and 'right to be forgotten' and remove any other material which may be on the record pertaining to the criminal case.

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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 …

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 …

Government clears consideration of private member's bill on free internet
8 months, 1 week ago

Government clears consideration of private member's bill on free internet

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The government has cleared the consideration of a private member's bill that seeks to grant every citizen the right to free internet access while ensuring equal access to people from backward and remote regions of the country. The Bill states that every citizen shall have the right to free internet access and the appropriate government shall, while ensuring …

Legal framework for privacy as RS clears digital data bill
1 year, 7 months ago

Legal framework for privacy as RS clears digital data bill

Hindustan Times  

The Rajya Sabha passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 on Wednesday, clearing the way for what will be the first legal framework for privacy, close to six years after it was held as a fundamental right for Indians by the Supreme Court. While it is unlikely to take long for the bill to receive presidential assent — at …

Indranil Banerjie | A Law to Protect Citizens, Or To Help in State Snooping?
1 year, 7 months ago

Indranil Banerjie | A Law to Protect Citizens, Or To Help in State Snooping?

Deccan Chronicle  

In today’s digital age, privacy is a chimera -- the reality is that every intimate detail of our lives, from our eating and spending patterns to medical and financial details, are digitally recorded in some computer somewhere in the vast cloud and can therefore be potentially exposed. The idea of a digital data protection law had become imperative given the …

India’s shield of privacy should reflect Article 21
1 year, 8 months ago

India’s shield of privacy should reflect Article 21

Live Mint  

The monsoon session of Indian Parliament will likely take up a bill framed in response to the Supreme Court ruling of 24 August 2017 that said privacy is a fundamental right. The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, a draft of which was published last year to replace an unwieldy earlier proposal, got Cabinet approval this week as part 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 …

‘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 Privacy Is A Right In Personam, Not Inheritable By Mothers Or Legal Heirs Of Deceased: Delhi High Court
2 years, 5 months ago

Right To Privacy Is A Right In Personam, Not Inheritable By Mothers Or Legal Heirs Of Deceased: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the right to privacy is essentially a right in personam and therefore is not inheritable by the mothers or legal heirs of the deceased persons.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna made the observation while refusing to grant interim relief in a suit filed against Bollywood Filmmaker Hansal Mehta and others for restraining the release of …

‘Puttaswamy’ and the fading promise of a right
2 years, 7 months ago

‘Puttaswamy’ and the fading promise of a right

The Hindu  

August 24 has passed, marking five years since a nine-judge Bench of the Supreme Court of India delivered a crucial judgment in the case of Justice K.S. The judgment delivered on that date formally recognised the right to privacy as being a fundamental right stemming from the right to life and personal liberty, guaranteed under Article 21 of the Indian …

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 …

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 …

Privacy must be upheld as a fundamental right
3 years, 3 months ago

Privacy must be upheld as a fundamental right

Live Mint  

In a world beset with rapidly-evolving technology, the deliberative process of law making has no chance of keeping pace. In 2017, the Supreme Court effectively declared the Right to Privacy a fundamental right, as it’s “intrinsic” to our guarantee of “life and personal liberty” under the Constitution’s Article 21 and other basic freedoms. To encode this self-evident truth by way …

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 …

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 …

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, 2 months 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” …

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 …

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" …

Access to internet is a fundamental right, says Supreme Court
5 years, 2 months ago

Access to internet is a fundamental right, says Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

Access to the internet is a fundamental right by extension, according to the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Kashmir restrictions petitions, which also pulled up the government up for the telecommunications blackout in Jammu & Kashmir that, the judges said in their order on Friday, cannot go on indefinitely. The Supreme Court has directed the Jammu & Kashmir government to …

"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 …

Guarantee Internet rights
5 years, 3 months ago

Guarantee Internet rights

The Hindu  

The Software Freedom Law Centre data says there have been more than a 100 Internet shutdowns in different parts of India in 2019 alone. Lifeline for people It is time that we recognise the right to Internet access as a fundamental right. Puttaswamy judgment, a right that is located through all our fundamental rights and freedoms — the right to …

No Proposal To Make Internet A Fundamental Right, Says Central Govt.
5 years, 3 months ago

No Proposal To Make Internet A Fundamental Right, Says Central Govt.

Live Law  

The Central Government, while answering a query in Lok Sabha, said that there is no proposal to make facility like internet a fundamental right. Replying to another question, the Minister said that as per the worldwide country rankings of internet connectivity speed, India is ranked 74th out of 207 countries in 2019. In a landmark judgment, the High Court of …

Right To Access Internet : Kerala HC's Guiding Light To SC
5 years, 6 months ago

Right To Access Internet : Kerala HC's Guiding Light To SC

Live Law  

In Kashmir, for the last 47 days, 1.25 crore people have been deprived of their Right to Information encompassed under Article 19 of the Constitution of India, and the pin-drop silence in the halls of the Supreme Court is virtually its acquiescence of the abrogation of this Fundamental Right. that the Supreme Court declared that the Right to Access Internet …

'Right To Access Internet Is Part Of Right To Privacy And Right To Education' : Kerala HC [Read Judgment]
5 years, 6 months ago

'Right To Access Internet Is Part Of Right To Privacy And Right To Education' : Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

In a landmark judgment, the High Court of Kerala on Thursday declared that right to access internet is a fundamental right forming part of right to privacy under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. "When the Human Rights Council of the United Nations have found that right to access to Internet is a fundamental freedom and a tool to …

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 …

The Supreme Court’s Right to Privacy Judgment – IV: Privacy, Informational Self-Determination, And The Idea of Consent
7 years, 6 months ago

The Supreme Court’s Right to Privacy Judgment – IV: Privacy, Informational Self-Determination, And The Idea of Consent

Live Law  

In our discussion of the Supreme Court’s judgment in Puttaswamy, so far, one common thread is emerging: the individual is at the heart of the Court’s understanding of the right to privacy. It is but essential that the individual knows as to what the data is being used for with the ability to correct and amend it.” And in the …

Understanding the ‘Elitist’ Argument against the Fundamental Right to Privacy
7 years, 7 months ago

Understanding the ‘Elitist’ Argument against the Fundamental Right to Privacy

Live Law  

The unanimous Right to Privacy judgment of the nine judges’ bench of the Supreme Court delivered on 24th August, 2017 has been widely heralded as the dawn of a new era in the constitutional jurisprudence of India. But rarely has there been a negative fundamental right read into the available fundamental rights by the Supreme Court which has such a …

Understanding the ‘Elitist’ Argument against the Fundamental Right to Privacy
7 years, 7 months ago

Understanding the ‘Elitist’ Argument against the Fundamental Right to Privacy

Live Law  

The unanimous Right to Privacy judgment of the nine judges’ bench of the Supreme Court delivered on 24th August, 2017 has been widely heralded as the dawn of a new era in the constitutional jurisprudence of India. But rarely has there been a negative fundamental right read into the available fundamental rights by the Supreme Court which has such a …

The Supreme Court’s Right to Privacy Judgment – I: Foundations By Gautam Bhatia
7 years, 7 months ago

The Supreme Court’s Right to Privacy Judgment – I: Foundations By Gautam Bhatia

Live Law  

On the 24th of August, a nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court delivered its verdict in Justice K.S. Sharma is unconvincing not only because it arrived at its conclusion without enquiry into whether a privacy right could exist in our Constitution on an independent footing or not, but because it wrongly took the United States Fourth Amendment – which in …

Right to privacy paves way for new data protection framework
7 years, 7 months ago

Right to privacy paves way for new data protection framework

Live Mint  

New Delhi: With the Supreme Court on Thursday upholding the right to privacy as a fundamental right, doors have been opened to an era of a holistic data protection framework. Prasad said the right to privacy is part of a citizen’s right to liberty, subject to certain restrictions, and added that the Congress party had failed to protect “individual liberties" …

Supreme Court: Privacy part of fundamental right
7 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court: Privacy part of fundamental right

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In a historic ruling protecting the rights of all citizens, the Supreme Court on Thursday held that the “right to privacy” was protected as an intrinsic part of the right to life and personal liberty under Article 21 and part of the fundamental freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution. In the light of Thursday’s order, the validity of the …

Citizens of India today have right to privacy, says former Justice Puttaswamy
7 years, 7 months ago

Citizens of India today have right to privacy, says former Justice Puttaswamy

The Hindu  

The original petitioner in the right to privacy case is a happy man after Thursday’s verdict from the Supreme Court. While the Court will still hear the case on the use of Aadhaar, the judgment by the nine-judge bench delivered on Thursday deals with the larger issue of the right to privacy of an individual and its classification as a …

Government’s Doublespeak On Right To Privacy
7 years, 7 months ago

Government’s Doublespeak On Right To Privacy

Live Law  

The Central Government, in a press release today, has welcomed the Supreme Court’s judgment upholding the Right to Privacy, as one protected by Article 21 of the Constitution. In his propositions submitted to the Court during the hearing, the new Attorney General, K.K.Venugopal had clearly stated that the Union of India sought to justify the conclusion arrived at by the …

Government’s Doublespeak On Right To Privacy
7 years, 7 months ago

Government’s Doublespeak On Right To Privacy

Live Law  

The Central Government, in a press release today, has welcomed the Supreme Court’s judgment upholding the Right to Privacy, as one protected by Article 21 of the Constitution. In his propositions submitted to the Court during the hearing, the new Attorney General, K.K.Venugopal had clearly stated that the Union of India sought to justify the conclusion arrived at by the …

SC 'overrules' two previous judgements: Here's what the judges said on privacy
7 years, 7 months ago

SC 'overrules' two previous judgements: Here's what the judges said on privacy

India TV News  

SC 'overrules' two previous judgements: Here's what the judges said on privacy Having over-ruled the judgments pronounced 63 years and 55 years ago in 1954 and 1962 respectively, Justice Chandrachud said that privacy is the constitutional core of human dignity which has both a normative and descriptive function While elevating the right to privacy as a fundamental right, the Supreme …

Kapil Sibal says govt must ensure no compromise on citizens' privacy while implementing Aadhaar scheme
7 years, 7 months ago

Kapil Sibal says govt must ensure no compromise on citizens' privacy while implementing Aadhaar scheme

Firstpost  

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Thursday said the Narendra Modi-government was “ill-advised” in opposing the demand to declare right to privacy as a fundamental right in the Supreme Court. New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Thursday said the Narendra Modi-government was “ill-advised” in opposing the demand to declare right to privacy as a fundamental right in the …

Right to Privacy is fundamental right: Sonia Gandhi hails SC verdict, says judgment is blow to State surveillance
7 years, 7 months ago

Right to Privacy is fundamental right: Sonia Gandhi hails SC verdict, says judgment is blow to State surveillance

Firstpost  

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday hailed the Supreme Court judgment on right to privacy, saying it heralds a new era for individual rights, personal liberty and human dignity New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday hailed the Supreme Court judgment on right to privacy, saying it heralds a new era for individual rights, personal liberty and human dignity. …

Right to privacy is fundamental right: 'Reasonable restrictions' remain as Supreme Court delivers historic judgment
7 years, 7 months ago

Right to privacy is fundamental right: 'Reasonable restrictions' remain as Supreme Court delivers historic judgment

Firstpost  

In a landmark decision that will affect the lives of all Indians, the Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously declared that right to privacy was a fundamental right under the Constitution. According to LiveLaw, “Right To Privacy is a fundamental right and privacy is protected under Article 21 and Part 3 of Constitution”. Reddy concluded by saying that this largely means …

Supreme Court verdict on right to privacy: Judgement will have far-reaching consequences says Sitaram Yechury – Firstpost
7 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court verdict on right to privacy: Judgement will have far-reaching consequences says Sitaram Yechury – Firstpost

Firstpost  

the Supreme Court’s ruling that the right to privacy is a fundamental right will have far-reaching consequences CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury on Thursday said the Supreme Court’s ruling that the right to privacy is a fundamental right will have far-reaching consequences in various domains. “Congratulations to all lawyers, activists, others who fought this government’s sinister designs to deny Indians their …

This Is What Supreme Court Said In Right To Privacy Judgment [READ JUDGMENT]
7 years, 7 months ago

This Is What Supreme Court Said In Right To Privacy Judgment [READ JUDGMENT]

Live Law  

Justice DY Chandrachud 1 The judgment in M P Sharma holds essentially that in the absence of a provision similar to the Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution, the right to privacy cannot be read into the provisions of Article 20 of the Indian Constitution. The judgment does not specifically adjudicate on whether a right to privacy would arise from …

This Is What Supreme Court Said In Right To Privacy Judgment [READ JUDGMENT]
7 years, 7 months ago

This Is What Supreme Court Said In Right To Privacy Judgment [READ JUDGMENT]

Live Law  

Justice DY Chandrachud 1 The judgment in M P Sharma holds essentially that in the absence of a provision similar to the Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution, the right to privacy cannot be read into the provisions of Article 20 of the Indian Constitution. The judgment does not specifically adjudicate on whether a right to privacy would arise from …

Full text of Supreme Court’s judgment on Right to Privacy
7 years, 7 months ago

Full text of Supreme Court’s judgment on Right to Privacy

Hindustan Times  

In a landmark decision that will affect the lives of all Indians, the Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously declared that individual privacy is a “guaranteed fundamental right”. In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court on Thursday said Indians have a constitutional right to privacy The verdict by a nine-judge Constitution bench could now test the validity of Aadhaar, the controversial …

'Right to Privacy intrinsic part of Article 21, part III of Constitution': 10 highlights of SC verdict
7 years, 7 months ago

'Right to Privacy intrinsic part of Article 21, part III of Constitution': 10 highlights of SC verdict

India TV News  

'Right to Privacy intrinsic part of Article 21, part III of Constitution': 10 highlights of SC verdict A nine-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the right to privacy is a fundamental right. In a historic verdict that may have far and wide implication, a nine-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that …

Right to privacy verdict: Sound rejection of BJP ideology of suppression through surveillance, says Rahul Gandhi
7 years, 7 months ago

Right to privacy verdict: Sound rejection of BJP ideology of suppression through surveillance, says Rahul Gandhi

The Hindu  

As a nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice of India J.S. Congress president Sonia Gandhi: "The Supreme Court verdict on fundamental Right to privacy heralds a new era for individual rights and human dignity and strikes a blow on unbridled encroachment and surveillance by the state and its agencies in the common man’s life." BJP …

Right to privacy is fundamental: Supreme Court
7 years, 7 months ago

Right to privacy is fundamental: Supreme Court

Live Mint  

New Delhi: In a path-breaking decision, the Supreme Court on Thursday held that privacy is a fundamental right under the Constitution of India. The court in its verdict also overruled earlier judgements of M.P Sharma vs Satish Chandra and Kharak Singh vs State of Uttar Pradesh that had held privacy to not be a fundamental right. “The government stands by …

Breaking: Right To Privacy Is A Fundamental Right: SC Constitution Bench [9:0] [READ JUDGMENT]
7 years, 7 months ago

Breaking: Right To Privacy Is A Fundamental Right: SC Constitution Bench [9:0] [READ JUDGMENT]

Live Law  

Supreme Court of India has held that right to privacy is a Fundamental Right and it is protected under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. In a unanimous decision the Nine -Judge Constitution bench overruled the Judgments in MP Sharma and Kharak Singh cases.This Is What Supreme Court Said In Right To Privacy Judgment Reading out the operative portion …

As it happened: SC says Right to Privacy a fundamental right; government welcomes verdict
7 years, 7 months ago

As it happened: SC says Right to Privacy a fundamental right; government welcomes verdict

India TV News  

As it happened: SC says Right to Privacy a fundamental right; government welcomes verdict A nine-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice JS Khehar, on Thursday unanimously ruled that the right to privacy is a fundamental right under the Indian Constitution. A nine-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice JS Khehar, on …

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