right to privacy Archives

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

Case Briefs High Courts

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

Case Briefs High Courts

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

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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

Case Briefs High Courts

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

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

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

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | ‘Grown up adults, well aware about consequences of alleged relationship, have fundamental right of privacy’: Court while restraining any coercive action against person booked under U.P. Anti-Conversion Ordinance

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Pankaj Naqvi and Vivek Agarwal, JJ., directed for no coercive action to be taken against a

Case Briefs Supreme Court

COVID-19| Do you see authorities pasting posters outside COVID-19 positive persons’ homes? They can’t do that [Read SC Order]

No such direction has been issued by the Government of India.

Case Briefs High Courts

Orissa HC | Read how High Court emphasised the need of ‘Right to be Forgotten’ in cases of objectionable photos and videos of victims on social media

Orissa High Court: S.K. Panigrahi, J., while addressing the instant case highlighted the significance of “Right to be forgotten” and observed that, “…many

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Interplay between Right to Information and Right to Privacy

Bhumesh Verma, Managing Partner, Sayantan Dey, Legal and Compliance Professional and Ujjwal Agrawal, Student Researcher, Corp Comm Legal

Cite as: (2020) PL (CL) November 65

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Right to Privacy vis-à-vis Tax Information

by Chirag Singla*

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC issues notice in plea seeking regulation of social media profile verification; minors’ access and circulation of obscene material. Read what the PIL states

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of SA Bobde, CJ and AS Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian, JJ has issued notice in a PIL

Case Briefs High Courts

Exhaustive analysis of a 2-tier mechanism to provide concession in school fees: Unraveling various aspects of Cal HC’s ruling

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Sanjib Banerjee and Moushumi Bhattacharya, JJ., while addressing the issues raised in the present petition observed

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Health Data Privacy — The Emerging Need

Bhumesh Verma, Managing Partner, Sayantan Dey, Legal & Compliance Professional and Shruti Jaju, Student Researcher, Corp Comm Legal

Cite as: (2020) PL (CL) April 82

Case Briefs High Courts

[S. 14 of Family Courts Act] Del HC | In a contest between right to privacy and right to fair trial, both of which arise under expansive Art. 21, right to privacy may have to yield to right to fair trial

Delhi High Court: Anup Jairam Bhambhani, J., while addressing a matrimonial dispute, observed that, “the only criterion or test under Section 14 of

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | State of U.P. to file response with regard to petition assailing constitutional validity of — Uttar Pradesh Recovery of Damages to Public and Private Property Ordinance, 2020

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Govind Mathur, CJ and Samit Gopal, J., addressed a petition assailing the constitutional validity of

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | Banners displaying personal details of individuals accused of destroying public property during Anti-CAA protests directed to be removed

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Govind Mathur, CJ and Ramesh Sinha, J. directed the District Magistrate, Lucknow and the Commissioner of Police,

Case Briefs High Courts

Guj HC | Two finger test violates the right of victim to privacy, physical and mental integrity and dignity; held unconstitutional

Two Finger test Held — Unconstitutional Gujarat High Court: A Division Bench of J.B. Pardiwala and Bhargav D. Karia, JJ., while deciding

Case Briefs Supreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

Here’s why Supreme Court held that the Office of CJI comes under the purview of RTI

Supreme Court: In yet another historic verdict, the 5-judge constitution Bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and NV Ramana, Dr. DY Chandrachud, Deepak

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Centre to apprise SC on timeline for making & notifying guidelines to curb social media misuse [Full report]

Supreme Court: In the bid to gather information from intermediaries regarding the names of the originators of any message/content/information shared on the