Gurugram: In a significant order reinforcing the right to be forgotten, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the redaction of a man's name...
The right to be forgotten allows a person to limit, de-link, delete or correct the disclosure of personal information on the Internet. But experts as well as high courts remain divided.
Successive court rulings have recognised the right to be forgotten. Six years ago, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud had said informational privacy is a facet of right to privacy.
Courts in India have become increasingly proactive about safeguarding the privacy and dignity of individuals across a range of cases, including in matrimonial and criminal matters.
While a 2017 judgment recognised the ‘right to be forgotten’ as part of ‘right to privacy’, online platforms argue it can have a bearing on right to information in some cases.
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