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 leader Subramanian Swamy: ''Welcome the SC judgment that Right to Privacy is a fundamental Right under Article 21 of the Constitution. CPI leader Sitaram Yechury: ''Congratulations to all lawyers, activists, others who fought this govt's sinister designs to deny Indians their fundamental right to privacy.'' AIPWA secretary and CPI member Kavita Krishnan tweets, "Supreme Court upholds Right to Privacy as fundamental right - Central Govt position denying this defeated.

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Time's Up For Hale's Ghost To Exit From India
1 month, 1 week ago

Time's Up For Hale's Ghost To Exit From India

Live Law  

The recent Chattisgarh High Court verdict in Gorakhnth Sharma v. State of Chhattisgarh acquitting a husband for committing the offence of unnatural sex and resultant death of the wife has once again brought to fore the need for criminalizing marital rape in India. Most importantly, standing terra firma on Exception:2 to the section 375 aka the infamous Marital Rape Exception, …

The legal gaps in India’s unregulated AI surveillance
3 months, 1 week ago

The legal gaps in India’s unregulated AI surveillance

The Hindu  

In 2019, the Indian government made headlines by announcing its intention to create the world’s largest facial recognition system for policing. The use of AI for surveillance has global parallels, often resulting in “dragnet surveillance”, a term that refers to indiscriminate data collection beyond just suspects or criminals. This article explores the legal frameworks, gaps, and concerns surrounding AI surveillance …

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 …

SC quashes arrest of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha
10 months, 1 week ago

SC quashes arrest of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed the arrest of online news portal NewsClick’s founder Prabir Purkayastha and directed his release on bail in a terror case, highlighting serious procedural lapses by the Delhi Police and underscoring the fundamental right of people to be informed of the grounds of arrest, as mandated by the Constitution. Prabir Purkayastha Delivering a scathing critique …

CJI says safeguards in new criminal laws will protect rights of citizens
11 months, 1 week ago

CJI says safeguards in new criminal laws will protect rights of citizens

The Hindu  

Describing the new criminal justice system as a “watershed moment for our society”, Chief Justice of India D.Y. Recording search operations Justice Chandrachud said that these laws have transitioned India’s legal framework on criminal justice into a new age. But this issue has been part of political discourse in elections.” Privacy concerns Asserting that the criminal justice system was set …

'They Also Have Right To Privacy' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking 24x7 Digital Monitoring Of MPs/MLAs
1 year ago

'They Also Have Right To Privacy' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking 24x7 Digital Monitoring Of MPs/MLAs

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today dismissed a Public Interest Litigation petition writ petition seeking to digitally monitor all the activities of MPs/MLAs to 'ensure transparency and to prevent corruption'. At the outset, CJI DY Chandrachud expressed dissatisfaction regarding the substance of the petition and reminded that a mandamus to seek continuous digital monitoring of elected representatives would be in stark violation …

Discrimination exists in both public, private spaces, says CJI
1 year, 3 months ago

Discrimination exists in both public, private spaces, says CJI

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: A holistic constitutionally governed society must be willing to look beyond the binary of public and private spaces to battle discrimination in terms of gender, caste, class and disability, Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud said on Sunday, emphasising that the constitutional promise of equal protection of law will fail if the law looks the other way …

Personal Data Protection: How India's Law Looks Compared to EU's Regulations
1 year, 7 months ago

Personal Data Protection: How India's Law Looks Compared to EU's Regulations

The Quint  

DPDPA seeks “to provide for the processing of digital personal data in a manner that recognises both the right of individuals to protect their personal data and the need to process such personal data for lawful purposes and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto,” as mentioned at the beginning of the legislation. In August 2017, when the nine-judge bench …

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 …

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 …

From Overturning Father's Verdict To Other Key Rulings: All About DY Chandrachud, The 50th CJI
2 years, 4 months ago

From Overturning Father's Verdict To Other Key Rulings: All About DY Chandrachud, The 50th CJI

ABP News  

A bench of judges led by Justice Chandrachud in the Supreme Court in a landmark verdict directed that women officers in the Army be granted permanent commission, including command postings. Decriminalising Section 377 In a historic judgment, a five-judge bench including Justice Chandrachud decriminalized a British-era law, section 377, which called for punishment of any individual who engaged in sexual …

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 …

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 …

India’s Sudden Reversal on Privacy Will Affect the Global Internet
2 years, 6 months ago

India’s Sudden Reversal on Privacy Will Affect the Global Internet

Slate  

Recently, India, home to more than 1.3 billion people, withdrew its data protection bill—signaling yet another setback in global efforts to protect people’s data privacy. Owing to India’s unique position on the geopolitical stage—the second most populated country on the planet, the site of a burgeoning and multihundred-billion-dollar tech sector, a nation celebrating 75 years of independence from British rule—the …

‘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 …

Puttaswamy, five years on
2 years, 7 months ago

Puttaswamy, five years on

Hindustan Times  

Five years ago, on this day, the Supreme Court made one its most important judgments. A nine-judge Constitutional bench ruled that the fundamental right protections under the Constitution’s Part III extend to an individual’s privacy. By recognising privacy as an independently enforceable right, the court bolstered freedom of expression and specified that citizens have the right against arbitrary, unregulated State …

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 …

A court order for the ages
3 years, 4 months ago

A court order for the ages

The Hindu  

In a democracy, how far should the Government be allowed to peep into a citizen’s privacy? The top court said national security was not a pass for the Government to spy on its own citizens. Strictly following the procedures, I gave a notice for the following questions: “The number of memorandum of understandings the Government has entered into with foreign …

Pegasus case | Indiscriminate spying on individuals does not suit a democracy, says Supreme Court
3 years, 5 months ago

Pegasus case | Indiscriminate spying on individuals does not suit a democracy, says Supreme Court

The Hindu  

Indiscriminate spying on individuals by the state is not allowed in a democracy, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday. A Bench led by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana, in its order in the Pegasus snooping case, said surveillance to flush out terror activities is essential to protect life and liberty. “In a democratic country governed by the rule of …

Independence Day Special: 11 cases that advanced the rights of citizens
3 years, 7 months ago

Independence Day Special: 11 cases that advanced the rights of citizens

Hindustan Times  

For the first time after Independence, in this verdict, the judiciary defined limits beyond which the Parliament could not amend the Constitution. Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association vs Union of India This marked a turning point in judicial independence, with the judiciary wresting control from the executive on the matter of appointing new judges. NALSA vs Union of India …

Shilpa sheds tears, lawyer said - journalists do not ask in favor, Bombay HC agrees - Shilpa's right to privacy has to be maintained
3 years, 7 months ago

Shilpa sheds tears, lawyer said - journalists do not ask in favor, Bombay HC agrees - Shilpa's right to privacy has to be maintained

ABP News  

Shilpa Shetty Defamation case: On Friday, the Bombay High Court heard the petition of the Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, who filed a defamation case against media outlets for publishing 'defamatory content' against her in connection with her husband Raj Kundra's arrest in an alleged pornography case. Shilpa shed tears while her lawyer said that her side of the story is …

"Seek Time Bound Answers From Govt. To Protect Citizens' Rights And Freedoms":Activists, Academicians Write To CJI In Pegasus Snooping Row
3 years, 7 months ago

"Seek Time Bound Answers From Govt. To Protect Citizens' Rights And Freedoms":Activists, Academicians Write To CJI In Pegasus Snooping Row

Live Law  

Over five hundred individuals and groups have addressed a letter to CJI NV Ramana, seeking immediate intervention in the matter of alleged snooping on journalists, opposition leaders, etc. Human rights defenders have been imprisoned, and victims of sexual harassment have also not been spared such shocking forms of state It further questions the legality of the in-house investigation carried out …

Breaking: "Targeted Surveillance Using Military Grade Spyware": Journalists N Ram And Sashi kumar Move Supreme Court Seeking Probe In To Pegasus Snooping Row
3 years, 8 months ago

Breaking: "Targeted Surveillance Using Military Grade Spyware": Journalists N Ram And Sashi kumar Move Supreme Court Seeking Probe In To Pegasus Snooping Row

Live Law  

Senior Journalists N Ram and Sashi Kumar have approached the Supreme Court seeking a direction for an independent inquiry headed by a sitting or retired judge of Supreme CourtCourt to probe into allegations that illegal surveillance has been carried out on inter alia journalists, lawyers, government ministers, opposition politicians and civil society activists using the Pegasus. Senior Journalists N Ram …

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 …

Modi govt seems to have launched grave attack on Right to Privacy: Priyanka Gandhi on Pegasus row
3 years, 8 months ago

Modi govt seems to have launched grave attack on Right to Privacy: Priyanka Gandhi on Pegasus row

India Today  

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has targeted the Centre over the Pegasus spyware issue, saying that if the reports are true, then the Modi government seems to have "launched a grave and sinister attack on the Right to Privacy." If true, the Modi government seems to have launched a grave and sinister attack on the Right to Privacy - constitutionally …

New Indian IT Rules do not conform with international norms: UN Special Rapporteurs
3 years, 9 months ago

New Indian IT Rules do not conform with international norms: UN Special Rapporteurs

India TV News  

Experts at United Nations Office of the Human Rights Commissioner have said in a report that it is concerned that Indias Information Technology Rules, 2021, in their current form, do not conform with international human rights norms. The report is authored by Irene Khan, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, …

Privacy, a fundamental right the state must protect
4 years, 3 months ago

Privacy, a fundamental right the state must protect

The Hindu  

In an article in The Hindu, Is a person’s address public information?, the writers, Shailesh Gandhi and Prashant Reddy T., raised a few issues over a recent Bombay High Court order directing the government to take down the address of a Right to Information applicant from its website. Explained | The right to privacy Not judicially tested First, the writers …

Privacy And Puttaswamy For The People's Palate: Part 3 of 3
4 years, 7 months ago

Privacy And Puttaswamy For The People's Palate: Part 3 of 3

Live Law  

The previous part broke down the opinions of Bobde J. and Kaul J. wherein the former elucidated upon the nature of the right undertaking a study which was based on the hypothesis that privacy plays an integral role in the enjoyment of Part III rights and the latter studied the growth of technology as a formidable foe to the inherent …

Privacy And Puttaswamy For The People's Palate: Part 2 Of 3
4 years, 7 months ago

Privacy And Puttaswamy For The People's Palate: Part 2 Of 3

Live Law  

The first part broke down opinions of Chelameswar J. and Sapre J. wherein the former examined the existence of the right to privacy within the contours of the Constitution, limiting the discussion to the existence of the same and the latter examined the foundation of the right on the basis of the Preamble and certain elements of Part III. Bobde …

Privacy And Puttaswamy For The People's Palate: Part 1 of 3
4 years, 7 months ago

Privacy And Puttaswamy For The People's Palate: Part 1 of 3

Live Law  

3 years ago, those fighting against governmental overreach and excessive interference in what was perceived to be individual autonomy received a shot in the arm in the form of the landmark and pathbreaking judgment in Justice KS Puttaswamy v. Union of India. 8 years later, in Kharak Singh, the Court struck down certain Uttar Pradesh Police regulations permitting domiciliary visits …

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" …

India is becoming a surveillance State, claims Congress; Anand Sharma says Centre breaching privacy by seeking citizens' call records
5 years ago

India is becoming a surveillance State, claims Congress; Anand Sharma says Centre breaching privacy by seeking citizens' call records

Firstpost  

Congress accused the government of seeking call data records of mobile users in Delhi and nine states, saying this was a breach of citizens’ privacy and an attempt to ‘convert India into a surveillance state’ New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday accused the government of seeking call data records of millions of mobile users in Delhi and nine states, saying …

Ravi Shankar Prasad says terrorists, corrupt have no right to privacy, warns of 'sinister trend' of populist campaigns against judgments
5 years, 1 month ago

Ravi Shankar Prasad says terrorists, corrupt have no right to privacy, warns of 'sinister trend' of populist campaigns against judgments

Firstpost  

Terrorists and corrupt people have “no right to privacy” and these people should not be allowed to abuse the internet, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Saturday New Delhi: Terrorists and corrupt people have “no right to privacy” and these people should not be allowed to abuse the internet, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Saturday. …

"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 …

'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 …

Supreme Court asks government whether it plans to link social media and Aadhaar
5 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court asks government whether it plans to link social media and Aadhaar

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday decided to hear a plea by Facebook to call forth petitions pending in various high courts concerning the linking of social media accounts of users with their Aadhaar numbers. Justice Gupta said the court wants to know whether the Centre was working on any law on linking Aadhaar or an authentic government identity proof with …

Privacy no longer supreme
5 years, 7 months ago

Privacy no longer supreme

The Hindu  

Two years ago, this month, a nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court unanimously held that Indians have a constitutionally protected fundamental right to privacy. It legislated a transformative, rights-oriented data protection law that held all powerful entities that deal with citizens’ personal data, including the state, accountable. Data use vs. privacy The government has shunned a rights-oriented approach in the …

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 …

Young India speaks up on Citizens' Rights
6 years, 2 months ago

Young India speaks up on Citizens' Rights

Deccan Chronicle  

The fundamental rights every citizen of India enjoys, is one of the most important features of the Indian Constitution. Right to Privacy important In a day and age where everyone is on social media and wants to upload pictures and share their personal thoughts, I feel that Right to Privacy should now be a part of Right to Freedom, under …

A renewed attack on privacy: on Aadhaar Bill
6 years, 2 months ago

A renewed attack on privacy: on Aadhaar Bill

The Hindu  

On Friday, the Lok Sabha, without any attendant discussion, passed the Aadhaar and Other Laws Bill, 2018. Originally, Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act allowed both the state and private entities to use the programme to establish an individual’s identity pursuant to a law or a contract. This part of the section, thus, is declared unconstitutional.” Although this leaves little …

Are India’s laws on surveillance a threat to privacy?
6 years, 3 months ago

Are India’s laws on surveillance a threat to privacy?

The Hindu  

YES India might soon become a police state with bureaucrats having access to personal information Tathagata Satpathy Last year, the Supreme Court ruled in a landmark judgment that privacy is a fundamental right. This month, the Ministry of Home Affairs issued an order granting authority to 10 Central agencies, including the Delhi Commissioner of Police, the Central Bureau of Investigation, …

Snooping Order: Security of India Doesn’t Need to Clash with Privacy of Indians
6 years, 3 months ago

Snooping Order: Security of India Doesn’t Need to Clash with Privacy of Indians

News 18  

The Ministry of Home Affairs through its order has granted powers of "interception, monitoring, and decryption of any information generated, transmitted, received or stored in any computer" to 10 central agencies to protect security and sovereignty of India. At the same time, the order threatens to risk privacy of 130 crore Indians as “unfettered access” to any kind of data …

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, 6 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 …

India decriminalises gay sex: Another win for the Supreme Court
6 years, 6 months ago

India decriminalises gay sex: Another win for the Supreme Court

Al Jazeera  

As the government looked the other way, India’s Supreme Court was once again forced to right a historical wrong. India’s Supreme Court – arguably the world’s most activist court – has struck a blow for autonomy and equality by offering a “rainbow of hope” for LGBTIQ Indians. Chief Justice Misra’s opinion expresses a broad conception of the court’s power with …

Won’t allow social media to hurt India’s election process, says government
6 years, 7 months ago

Won’t allow social media to hurt India’s election process, says government

Hindustan Times  

India will make efforts to protect its citizens from influence campaigns on social media that could undermine the election process, Union information technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told a gathering of ministers from G-20 nations, the government said on Sunday. “India had taken a serious note of reported misuse of social media platform data,” a statement from the IT ministry …

The Right To Privacy Judgment Is A Year Old, But Not A Year Wiser
6 years, 7 months ago

The Right To Privacy Judgment Is A Year Old, But Not A Year Wiser

Live Law  

August 24 marks the first anniversary of the Supreme Court’s seminal judgment on the right to privacy in Justice KS Puttaswamy v. Union of India, which was a watershed moment in Indian fundamental rights jurisprudence. However, the developments since its pronouncement have only battered the tall principles laid out by the Constitution Bench instead of making these rights stronger, or …

The Right To Privacy Judgment Is A Year Old, But Not A Year Wiser
6 years, 7 months ago

The Right To Privacy Judgment Is A Year Old, But Not A Year Wiser

Live Law  

August 24 marks the first anniversary of the Supreme Court’s seminal judgment on the right to privacy in Justice KS Puttaswamy v. Union of India, which was a watershed moment in Indian fundamental rights jurisprudence. However, the developments since its pronouncement have only battered the tall principles laid out by the Constitution Bench instead of making these rights stronger, or …

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