Delhi Court| Compelling accused to give his system password to IO/Police violates Article 20(3) and S 161(2) CrPC
Rouse Avenue District Courts, Delhi: In a case filed by Central Bureau of Investigation questioning the power of investigating agency
right to privacy
Right to Information vis-a-vis Right to Privacy; SC invokes doctrine of ex debito justitiae to hear HDFC’s plea challenging RBI directions mandating disclosure of confidential & sensitive information
“If a man has been wronged, so long as the wrong lies within the human machinery of administration of justice, that wrong must be remedied.”
Kerala High Court No provision in MTP Act, 1971 requires woman to obtain her husband’s permission for terminating the pregnancy; Permits petitioner to undergo Medical termination of pregnancy
Kerala High Court: In a petition filed by a 21-year-old girl, seeking medical termination of her pregnancy, V.G. Arun, J.
Expert Committee submits report before Supreme Court in Pegasus Spyware case; Matter to be heard after 4 weeks
Supreme Court: After the Technical Committee and the Overseeing Judge submitted their reports in the Pegasus Spyware case, the 3-judge bench of
COVID-19| No individual can be forced to be vaccinated; holds Supreme Court. Restrictions on unvaccinated persons to be revised for now
Supreme Court: In a landmark ruling on COVID-19 vaccination drive, the bench of L. Nageswara Rao* and BR Gavai, JJ has held
The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 and the Right to Privacy
by Sanjay Vashishtha†
Cite as: 2022 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 29
Hijab Row | Karnataka HC upholds Hijab Ban: Read Questions formulated by HC while pronouncing verdict
Karnataka High Court formulated a few questions: Whether wearing Hijab is a part of essential religious practise in Islamic faith protected under
Can Court compel a parent to go abroad with child in a habeas corpus case? Supreme Court answers
Supreme Court: In a habeas corpus case the Division Bench Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S. Oka*, JJ., held that in a case
P&H HC | Are Recordings of Private Conversation between Husband and Wife permissible as evidence under S. 13 of HMA, 1955? HC decides
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Lisa Gill, J., held that to permit a spouse to record conversations with an unsuspecting partner and
Right to Relax in danger? Would installing CCTVs in spas and massage parlours infringe bodily autonomy of a person? Madras HC pens down its view
Madras High Court: Expressing that right to life and personal liberty enshrined in Article 21 of the Constitution of India includes the
Surveillance versus right to privacy| Five unmissable quotes from the Pegasus Order
“If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.” George Orwell, 1984 Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of NV Ramana, CJ and Surya Kant and Hima Kohli, JJ has appointed an Expert
Pegasus| ‘National security cannot be the bugbear that the judiciary shies away from’. Here’s why the initially reluctant Supreme Court finally decided to interfere
“The free flow of information from the Petitioners and the State, in a writ proceeding before the Court, is an important step towards Governmental transparency and openness, which are celebrated values under our Constitution.”
The what, the why, the who and the how: All you need to know about SC’s independent probe order in Pegasus case
“… it was an extremely uphill task to find and select experts who are free from prejudices, are independent and competent.”
Explained| Can, in a declaratory suit, plaintiff be subjected to DNA test against his will?
“Indian law leans towards legitimacy and frowns upon bastardy. The presumption in law of legitimacy of a child cannot be lightly repelled.”
Raj HC | Constitutional Morality to override societal morality; Directs live in partners where the lady is married to another man to make representation before the Station House Officer and necessary orders may be passed
Rajasthan High Court: Pushpendra Singh Bhati J. disposed of the instant petition with a direction to the petitioners to appear before the
Right to be Forgotten | Madras HC decides whether redacting names of acquitted persons from court record is possible
Madras High Court: N. Anand Venkatesh, J., remarked that, There is no doubt with regard to the fact that the moment Judge
P&H HC | “Right to Privacy cannot be raised to create a bubble to scuttle investigation”; HC holds direction to give voice samples is not contrary to Art. 20(3)
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Avneesh Jhingan, J., while answering the question as to whether compelling an accused to give voice samples
Committed a crime? Now, face(scan) the consequences! The law of self-incrimination and locked smartphones
by Bharat Chugh†
Cite as: 2021 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 37
Del HC | Can a Court Order be removed from Online Platforms? HC to examine Right to Privacy and Right to Information of the Public and Maintenance of Transparency
Delhi High Court: Prathiba M. Singh, J., while citing the scope of Right to Privacy and Right to be Forgotten granted interim
CIC | Would disclosure of names of donors and donees of ‘Electoral Bonds’ from books of accounts amount to contravention of RTI Act provisions? Commission answers
Central Information Commission (CIC): Suresh Chandra (Information Commissioner) observed that disclosure of the names of the donors and donees of electoral bonds