Four non-BJP ruled States move SC in support of right to privacy
7 years, 8 months ago

Four non-BJP ruled States move SC in support of right to privacy

The Hindu  

The Trinamool Congress-ruled West Bengal and the Congress-led Puducherry, Karnataka and Punjab on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court in support of declaring right to privacy a fundamental right. This court needs to strike a balance,” he submitted before a Bench, also comprising Justices J. Chelameswar, S.A. Bobde, R.K. Agrawal, Rohinton Fali Nariman, Abhay Manohar Sapre, D.Y. The petitioners had claimed that collection and sharing of biometric information, as required under the Aadhaar scheme, is a breach of the “fundamental” right to privacy. On July 19, the Centre submitted in the court that right to privacy cannot fall in the bracket of fundamental rights as there are binding decisions of larger Benches that it is only a common law right evolved through judicial pronouncements.

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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 …

SC seeks affidavit from Google India if location-sharing can be a bail condition
1 year, 1 month ago

SC seeks affidavit from Google India if location-sharing can be a bail condition

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday asked Google India to file a detailed affidavit explaining the technical aspects of dropping a PIN, in the context of putting it as a condition for granting bail to an accused person. A two-judge SC bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan also said that it would later examine whether a …

Bihar caste survey | No Supreme Court stay on publication of data
1 year, 7 months ago

Bihar caste survey | No Supreme Court stay on publication of data

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the uploading of data collected in the recently concluded Bihar caste-based survey while debunking claims that the Nitish Kumar government has violated the fundamental right to privacy by compelling people to reveal their caste. Vaidyanathan, who appeared for the NGO, Youth for Equality, against the survey, said that people could not be …

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 …

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 …

SC to hear banks’ petitions on RTI
2 years, 5 months ago

SC to hear banks’ petitions on RTI

Live Mint  

Seven years after pushing for transparency in the banking system under the Right To Information Act, the Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine a plea by public and private sector banks to be exempt from disclosing financial information about Non-Performing Assets, losses from trading operations, show-cause notices and penalties. Ravikumar held that the petitions moved by the banks are …

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 …

‘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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

SC Refuses To Entertain PIL Seeking Scrapping Of TRAI's New Directives On Commercial SMSes & Calls
4 years, 5 months ago

SC Refuses To Entertain PIL Seeking Scrapping Of TRAI's New Directives On Commercial SMSes & Calls

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a PIL challenging Telecom Regulatory Authority's latest directive on commercial SMSe's.A bench comprising Chief Justice SA Bobde, AS Bopanna & R. Ramasubramaniun declined to entertain the petition filed on behalf of Advocate Reepak Kansal, averring that the latest directive violated citizens' fundamental right to privacy by creating a. The Supreme Court on …

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 …

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" …

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. …

'NPR-NRC Process Violates Right To Privacy' : Plea In SC [Read Petition]
5 years, 2 months ago

'NPR-NRC Process Violates Right To Privacy' : Plea In SC [Read Petition]

Live Law  

A Supreme Court bench comprising CJI SA Bobde, J BR Gavai and J Surya Kant today issued notice to the Centre on a petition filed by three farmers seeking a direction for the process of updation of the National Population Register to be declared void as unconstitutional. The petitioners Udagar Ram, Bimalesh Kumar Yadav and Sanjay Safi have challenged the …

"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 …

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 …

Aadhaar-social media account linkage: Facebook’s concern on privacy a ‘red herring’, Tamil Nadu govt. tells Supreme Court
5 years, 6 months ago

Aadhaar-social media account linkage: Facebook’s concern on privacy a ‘red herring’, Tamil Nadu govt. tells Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday launched an offensive against social media giant Facebook, saying that concerns voiced by the company in the Supreme Court about citizen privacy fly in the face of its own “primary business model” to commercialise users’ data. The Tamil Nadu government, in a detailed 24-page reply drawn by Additional Advocate General Balaji Srinivasan and settled …

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 …

Link Aadhaar to Facebook? Apex court seeks response from government
5 years, 7 months ago

Link Aadhaar to Facebook? Apex court seeks response from government

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the central government on a plea by Facebook and its unit WhatsApp to transfer to the top court all petitions related to linking Aadhaar to individual profiles pending before different high courts. The apex court also issued notice to Google, Twitter, YouTube and other social media companies seeking a response by 13 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Aadhaar Ruling Explained: What the 5-Judge Constitution Bench Said
6 years, 6 months ago

Aadhaar Ruling Explained: What the 5-Judge Constitution Bench Said

The Quint  

It was in 2009, that the Indian government saw immense potential in the use of technology for the purposes of identification and disbursement of subsidies provided by it. Towards this end, it devised a program, namely Aadhaar, whereby biometric information of individuals was to be used for the purposes of identification and verified disbursement activities. But with no set date …

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 …

Supreme Court verdict on Aadhaar: Constitutionally valid, doesn’t violate privacy
6 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court verdict on Aadhaar: Constitutionally valid, doesn’t violate privacy

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today declared Aadhaar scheme as constitutionally valid but struck down Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act that permitted private entities like telecom companies and banks to use Aadhaar data. Sikri, a five-membered constitution bench of the Supreme Court said there is nothing in the Aadhaar Act that violates right to privacy of individual. ■ The …

Aadhaar valid but conditions apply, Supreme Court rules
6 years, 6 months ago

Aadhaar valid but conditions apply, Supreme Court rules

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said Aadhaar, the ambitious public scheme that uses biometric data to generate unique identification numbers for citizens, is constitutionally valid. #AadhaarVerdict Congress September 26, 2018 The court said it wasn't mandatory to link Aadhaar to bank accounts or mobile numbers, but that that the identification was compulsory for the filing of I-T returns and for …

Aadhaar law violates basic human rights, Supreme Court told
6 years, 10 months ago

Aadhaar law violates basic human rights, Supreme Court told

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Aadhaar law, which impacts human rights protected as fundamental rights in the Constitution in every possible way, must not remain in the statute, argued senior counsel Shyam Divan in the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Mr. Divan in his rejoinder told a five judge Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A.K. Chandrachud and Ashok Bhushan …

Aadhaar case: No consent taken for biometrics, advocate Shyam Divan informs Supreme Court
6 years, 10 months ago

Aadhaar case: No consent taken for biometrics, advocate Shyam Divan informs Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court was on Wednesday informed by senior advocate Shyam Divan, who is representing a bunch of petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Aadhaar Act, that no counselling or written consent was taken before taking biometrics during Aadhaar enrolment. The senior advocate, who concluded his arguments, said the absence of “express written authority in the notification dated January 28, …

Biometric data no violation of rights: Centre to Supreme Court
6 years, 11 months ago

Biometric data no violation of rights: Centre to Supreme Court

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Collection of biometric and demographic data including fingerprints under the Aadhaar identity programme does not violate the right to privacy of an individual, the Centre asserted in the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Venugopal made this assertion before a five judge Constitution bench hearing a batch of petitions challenging the legal validity of Aadhaar law. He said the Aadhaar …

AG Argues for Centre's Favor in Aadhaar Case, Emphasizing Data Security and Privacy
7 years ago

AG Argues for Centre's Favor in Aadhaar Case, Emphasizing Data Security and Privacy

Live Law  

The Attorney General argued for the Centre on Wednesday, seeking permission to make a technical presentation by way of a PowerPoint presentation created by Dr. Ajay Bhushan Pandey, CEO, UIDAI. The AG highlighted the technical aspects of the Aadhaar project, including data security, surveillance, and exclusion and manipulation. He also referred to the World Bank's investigation into the Aadhaar regime …

Aadhaar [Day-20, Session-1] In Case Of Conflict Between Rights To Privacy And To Physical Existence Without Hunger, The Latter Ought To Prevail: AG Tells SC
7 years ago

Aadhaar [Day-20, Session-1] In Case Of Conflict Between Rights To Privacy And To Physical Existence Without Hunger, The Latter Ought To Prevail: AG Tells SC

Live Law  

After the conclusion of the submissions of the petitioners in the string of writ petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Aadhaar Act of 2016 on Tuesday, Attorney General K. K. Venugopal commenced arguments for the Centre on Wednesday.By way of preliminary remarks, he clarified before the five-judge bench. “Between 2006 and 2016, 61 committees including Empowered Groups of Ministers and …

Aadhaar Hearing [Weeks 2 and 3]: Petitioners’ Case in Detail
7 years, 1 month ago

Aadhaar Hearing [Weeks 2 and 3]: Petitioners’ Case in Detail

Live Law  

In an earlier post, I examined, in broad terms, the nature of the petitioners’ challenge in the Aadhaar case. Therefore, this second post will flesh out the substance of Mr Divan’s arguments.In the remainder of this post, I will unpack the arguments over the last two weeks under three broad heads: the privacy judgment;. In the remainder of this post, …

Aadhaar gives govt right to information over an individual: Kapil Sibal tells SC
7 years, 1 month ago

Aadhaar gives govt right to information over an individual: Kapil Sibal tells SC

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Unlike user data of individuals that the state can collect from Facebook, Google or Twitter only with a court order, there is no such safeguard in place for Aadhaar data, lawyer Kapil Sibal told the Supreme Court. Sibal was taking forward arguments against the unique identity number in the case being heard by a constitution bench, which has …

Aadhaar will see Orwellian state' security, says Supreme Court
7 years, 2 months ago

Aadhaar will see Orwellian state' security, says Supreme Court

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that right to privacy of citizens in sharing Aadhaar details and national interest should be balanced. Chandrachud and Ashok Bhusan made this observation during the course of hearing of a batch of petitions questioning the validity of Aadhaar card even as senior counsel Shyam Divan argued that Aadhaar programme will lead to …

Aadhaar [Day-3 Session-1] Aadhaar Law Must Be Tested By The Same Standards By Which A Law Which Violates Art. 21 Is Liable To Be Tested: Shyam Divan Finds Support From Privacy Judgment
7 years, 2 months ago

Aadhaar [Day-3 Session-1] Aadhaar Law Must Be Tested By The Same Standards By Which A Law Which Violates Art. 21 Is Liable To Be Tested: Shyam Divan Finds Support From Privacy Judgment

Live Law  

As the hearing on the string of writ petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Aadhaar Act of 2016 resumed on Tuesday, Senior Counsel Shyam Diwan drew the attention of the five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court to the various aspects of the judgement dated August 24, 2017 in Justice K. S. Puttaswamy.Summarising the voluminous judgement in two pages, Mr. …

Aadhaar [Day-3 Session-1] Aadhaar Law Must Be Tested By The Same Standards By Which A Law Which Violates Art. 21 Is Liable To Be Tested: Shyam Divan Finds Support From Privacy Judgment
7 years, 2 months ago

Aadhaar [Day-3 Session-1] Aadhaar Law Must Be Tested By The Same Standards By Which A Law Which Violates Art. 21 Is Liable To Be Tested: Shyam Divan Finds Support From Privacy Judgment

Live Law  

As the hearing on the string of writ petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Aadhaar Act of 2016 resumed on Tuesday, Senior Counsel Shyam Diwan drew the attention of the five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court to the various aspects of the judgement dated August 24, 2017 in Justice K. S. Puttaswamy.Summarising the voluminous judgement in two pages, Mr. …

Can govt. mandate sharing of biometric data, asks SC
7 years, 2 months ago

Can govt. mandate sharing of biometric data, asks SC

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked whether the state could compel citizens, including children, to part with their biometrics in public interest even as petitioners described the Aadhaar “project” as a “giant electronic leash,” which reduces individuals to mere numbers. A five-judge Constitution Bench, led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, began hearing 27 writ petitions filed by people …

Aadhaar legal validity: SC constitution bench to commence hearing today
7 years, 2 months ago

Aadhaar legal validity: SC constitution bench to commence hearing today

Live Mint  

New Delhi: A Constitution bench comprising five judges is set to commence hearing on the constitutional validity of the Centre’s 12-digit biometric identification number, Aadhaar, on Wednesday. Among these challenges are—making Aadhaar mandatory for social welfare benefits, infringement of right to privacy, making Aadhaar mandatory for filing income tax returns as well as for obtaining and retaining permanent account number. …

Supreme Court to hear Aadhaar cases today: Look back at how law has developed on the issue
7 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court to hear Aadhaar cases today: Look back at how law has developed on the issue

Firstpost  

The Aadhaar case will be a look at the legality of the The Aadhaar Act, 2016. Right to Privacy and its effect on Aadhaar In August 2017, the Supreme Court in a unanimous 9:0 judgment had declared the Right to Privacy to be a Fundamental Right. It is always subject to reasonable restrictions.” Thus even after recognising Right to Privacy …

The Year That Was, in the Supreme Court of India
7 years, 2 months ago

The Year That Was, in the Supreme Court of India

The Quint  

The case arose out of a challenge to the Aadhaar scheme. MP Sharma v. Satish Chandra and Kharak Singh v. State, judgments of the Supreme Court rendered several decades ago, contained some observations that the right to privacy was not recognised under the Constitution. The Supreme Court in 2017 evaluated these and other judgments at length and held that there …

SC may set up a constitutional bench to hear Aadhaar pleas after concluding Delhi-Centre dispute hearing
7 years, 4 months ago

SC may set up a constitutional bench to hear Aadhaar pleas after concluding Delhi-Centre dispute hearing

Firstpost  

The SC in October had said that a constitution bench would commence hearing on the clutch of petitions against Aadhaar scheme from last week of November. The Supreme Court today said it may consider setting up a constitution bench to hear pleas challenging the Centre’s move to make Aadhaar card mandatory for availing various services and benefits of welfare schemes …

SC questions Centre on pleas challenging the validity of Aadhar Act
7 years, 4 months ago

SC questions Centre on pleas challenging the validity of Aadhar Act

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today sought the government's response on four petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar Act and linking of bank accounts and mobile numbers with the 12-digit biometric identification number. A bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan, however, said that the banks and telecom service providers should indicate the last date of …

Eugene Wambaugh’s Inversion Test And Its Applicability To The ‘Right To Privacy’ Judgement of the Supreme Court of India
7 years, 5 months ago

Eugene Wambaugh’s Inversion Test And Its Applicability To The ‘Right To Privacy’ Judgement of the Supreme Court of India

Live Law  

The Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the case of KS Puttaswamy & Ors vs Union of India has rightly been heralded as a Constitutional Landmark in the ever-evolving horizon of Fundamental Rights Jurisprudence.Tracing the position of Law, right from the timeless opinion of William Pitt, The Elder, in Semaynes Case, to the expositions of Brandeis. A judgement …

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