In a recent ruling on Wednesday, in connection with an inter-caste marriage case of a Hindu-Muslim couple, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that officialdom must not be seen “raising eyebrows and laying snares and landmines” in such cases. The procedure for a court marriage, it has said,[Read More…]
Tag: Right to privacy
Government adopting double standard on ‘right to privacy’ matter, says Congress
A day after union law minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad claimed that the Centre backed privacy as a fundamental right, Congress party on Friday alleged that Narendra Modi government was adopting double standard on the issue. The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that ‘Right to Privacy’ was a fundamental right. Congress[Read More…]
SC’s right to privacy verdict marks major blow to fascist forces: Rahul Gandhi
After a nine-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India JS Khehar unanimously ruled that privacy is a fundamental right, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi welcomed the landmark judgement. Rahul tweeted: “SC decision marks a major blow to fascist forces. A sound rejection of the BJP’s ideology of suppression through surveillance.” “Welcome[Read More…]
‘After 70 years, I know my privacy is my fundamental right’: Twitterati on SC’s ruling
The Supreme Court on Thursday gave a historic verdict, and ruled out that the right to privacy is a fundamental right protected under the Indian Constitution. The decision has been taken by people in a good way and they seem to be content with the apex court’s ruling. Twitterati share[Read More…]
Privacy is a fundamental right, rules Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday gave its verdict on the right to privacy and said that it is a ‘fundamental right’. After a five-judge bench hearing several petitions challenging the Aadhaar Act referred the matter to a larger bench, a nine-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday decided[Read More…]
Aadhaar row: Karnataka, Punjab, West Bengal, Puducherry back right to privacy
Three states along with one Union territory including Karnataka, Punjab, West Bengal and Puducherry backed the constitutionality of the right to privacy on Wednesday. Kapil Sibal, who represented these states, told Supreme Court that with the advent of technology that is pervasive in nature, the state had become dominant enough[Read More…]
The fight for right to privacy has more to do than just Aadhaar
In the year 2012, Justice (Retd.) K.S. Puttaswamy filed a petition before the Supreme Court challenging that the Aadhaar violated, among other things, the fundamental right to privacy. The petitioner contended that forcing the citizens to part with their biometric information and the unencumbered power that the State comes to[Read More…]
#AadhaarFail: Twitterati point out security lapses in Aadhaar programme
The government flouting the Supreme Court guidelines has made Aadhaar card mandatory to avail majority of the government’s welfare and non-welfare schemes. It is believed that central government is on the move to make Aadhaar as the only identity card in the future. Ranging from financial transactions, beneficiary schemes, filing[Read More…]