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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
TopicRight to Privacy

Topic: Right to Privacy

India activates its first privacy law: What new DPDP Rules mean for protection of your digital data

Govt has notified Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, with Data Protection Board to be set up immediately. Rollout of law has drawn cheer but concerns remain.

Do the dead have privacy rights? Shah Bano-inspired film ‘Haq’ rekindles complex debate, MP HC to decide

Late Shah Bano’s daughter argues the movie distorts her public image & must not be released. Various courts have previously held that there's no right to privacy or personality after death.

Secretly recorded conversations between spouses can be used as evidence in divorce cases, rules SC

Reversing Punjab & Haryana HC order, Supreme Court said act of snooping itself was evidence of a deteriorating marriage & thus could not be ignored during legal proceedings.

Upholding Calcutta HC ruling on CCTV surveillance inside shared home, SC reaffirms right to privacy

HC had ruled that installation of CCTV cameras inside a shared ancestral home without consent of co-occupants violates fundamental right to privacy under Article 21 of Constitution.

Why SC refused to order paternity test in 18-yr-old maintenance case, saying ‘DNA test not legal right’

The top court ruled that DNA tests must be ordered only if there is ‘eminent need’, as it could lead to 'collateral infringement of privacy' of the person against whom it is sought.

After Amitabh Bachchan & Jackie Shroff, why Delhi HC protected surgeon Dr Shetty’s personality rights

Dr Shetty’s lawyers made a case that he was a celebrity in his own right with valid and enforceable personality rights, which were being violated.

Petitioner at centre of landmark ‘right to privacy’ verdict, a look back at Justice Puttaswamy’s legacy

Justice Puttaswamy passed away Monday at 98. In 2012, he challenged UPA’s Aadhaar scheme, saying its framework violated right to privacy. His efforts led to SC's Right to Privacy verdict.

How ‘location sharing’ became common bail condition post Covid & why SC said it may violate Article 21

Delhi HC first imposed bail condition of sharing location with investigating officer during pandemic, citing 'unprecedented circumstances'. Since then, it has become routine requirement.

Can Right to Know & Right to Privacy co-exist? Electoral bonds case reopens debate

The 2 rights are viewed as 2 sides of the same coin. However, debate continues ever since 2017 SC judgment declared Right to Privacy, including informational privacy, to be a fundamental right.

How SC’s right to privacy judgment influenced rulings — Section 377, trans rights, phone tapping

Over the last six years, the Puttaswamy judgment has been cited in at least 358 judgments — 64 delivered by the Supreme Court and 294 by various high courts.

On Camera

Violent Indian men are now ideal lovers in Bollywood movies

Kabir Singh started Bollywood's misogyny Olympics. 2025's top contender is Dhanush and Kriti Sanon-starrer Tere Ishk Mein.

New cess on ‘pan masala’ to fund national security and healthcare programmes

The Health Security Se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, explained. Oppn has attacked the proposed cess as 'a new financial burden' on the citizens.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.