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 a Bail order concerning those proceedings without redacting his name therefrom, which is also the first search result on Google, thereby causing him trauma. He emphasized, "Even if a Law Reporter has the right to publish court judgments, their right does not extend to show a summary of past criminal records in a google search. He has urged before the Court that the right of privacy would include a "right to be forgotten", as also acknowledged by the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Google Spain Case.

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SC rejects petition seeking to withhold order on its website
1 week 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, 3 days ago

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

India Today  

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

Karnataka HC agrees to examine plea against its rules that allows destruction of court’s records periodically
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Karnataka HC agrees to examine plea against its rules that allows destruction of court’s records periodically

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka has ordered the issue of a notice to its registry, the Central and State governments on a PIL petition, which has questioned the constitutional validity of the court’s rules that permit the destruction records of the cases after preserving them for 30 years and five years for different categories of records. Court of record Advocate …

Will Remove Former HC Judge From Array Of Accused In CSR Scam Case: Kerala Police To High Court
1 month ago

Will Remove Former HC Judge From Array Of Accused In CSR Scam Case: Kerala Police To High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court today closed the PIL filed by lawyers challenging the registration of FIR against former Kerala High Court judge Justice C N Ramachandran Nair in the CSR funds scam case, on recording the written statement filed by Director General of Prosecutions that he would be removed from the array of the accused. In such view of the …

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 …

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

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

Hindustan Times  

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

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

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

Live Law  

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

Accused Who Has Been Acquitted/Discharged Has Right To Live With Dignity: Karnataka HC Directs For Party's Name To Be Masked In Court's Digital Records
1 year ago

Accused Who Has Been Acquitted/Discharged Has Right To Live With Dignity: Karnataka HC Directs For Party's Name To Be Masked In Court's Digital Records

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court while directing the registry to mask the name of an accused in the cause title of the case found in the records of the court has observed that “even an accused who has been discharged or acquitted honourably by a competent Court of law has a right to live with dignity.” A single judge bench of …

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 …

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

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

Live Law  

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

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

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

News 18  

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

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 …

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 Be Forgotten' : Supreme Court Directs Registry To Examine A Litigant's Request To Erase Names/ Address From Order
2 years, 8 months ago

'Right To Be Forgotten' : Supreme Court Directs Registry To Examine A Litigant's Request To Erase Names/ Address From Order

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, in an order passed recently, called upon its Registry to examine the plea of a litigant based on 'right to be forgotten' and 'right of eraser'. "We thus, call upon the Registry of the Supreme Court to examine the issue and to work out how the name of both the petitioner and respondent No.1 along with address …

Right To Be Forgotten | Man Facing Difficulties In Getting Job Due To An Order By Which He Was Acquitted: Bombay HC Orders Its Removal From Court Website
2 years, 11 months ago

Right To Be Forgotten | Man Facing Difficulties In Getting Job Due To An Order By Which He Was Acquitted: Bombay HC Orders Its Removal From Court Website

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court recently ordered the removal of an acquittal order from the Court's website on a plea moved by a person/accused who was facing difficulties in getting job due to the acquittal order passed in his favor.Essentially, he had moved to the Court arguing that even though the order was one of acquittal, still it was descriptive, and …

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 …

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

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

Live Law  

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

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

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

Live Law  

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

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

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

Live Law  

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

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

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

Hindustan Times  

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

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

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

Live Law  

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

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

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

Hindustan Times  

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

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

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

Live Law  

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

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 …

Kerala High Court Directs Police To Publish Details Of Officers Found Guilty Of Corruption Or Human Rights Violations
3 years, 11 months ago

Kerala High Court Directs Police To Publish Details Of Officers Found Guilty Of Corruption Or Human Rights Violations

Live Law  

In a significant verdict, the Kerala High Court has directed the Kerala Police to publish in its official website the details of police officers who have been found guilty of corruption or human rights violations. The High Court ruled that the Police cannot shield the names of officers who have been found guilty or dismissed from service on charges of …

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 …

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

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

NL Times  

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

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

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

Live Law  

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

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

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

Live Law  

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

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

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

Live Law  

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

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

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

Live Law  

The High Court of Delhi on Thursday issued notice to Centre and Google, demanding their stand on a petition seeking creation of a separate legal framework under ‘right to be forgotten’ to delink ‘irrelevant information’ from the internet.During the course of the hearing, Google submitted before Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva that even if it disables or blocks a site in its …

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

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

Live Law  

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

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

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

Live Law  

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

Delhi High Court asks Centre, Google about 'right to be forgotten'
8 years, 10 months ago

Delhi High Court asks Centre, Google about 'right to be forgotten'

Firstpost  

Does right to privacy include right to delink from the Internet the irrelevant information, the Delhi High Court has asked the Centre and Google. Justice Manmohan sought the responses of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Google Inc., Google India Pvt Ltd and IKanoon Software Development Pvt Ltd on a plea of an NRI seeking that he be “delinked” …

Japan court tells Google to hide man's criminal past
9 years ago

Japan court tells Google to hide man's criminal past

Firstpost  

A Japanese court has directed Google to hide a man’s criminal past from its search results, saying he has “the right to be forgotten” to rebuild his life Tokyo: A Japanese court has directed Internet giant Google to hide a man’s criminal past from its search results, saying he has “the right to be forgotten” to rebuild his life, according …

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