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The Right to privacy is recognition of the individual’s right to be let alone and to have his personal space inviolate. India does not have a constitutional right to privacy, although the courts have found an implicit right to privacy in the constitution. No one has a right to peep into one’s privacy and the law of privacy is a recognition of the of the individual’s right to be let alone and to have his personal space inviolate. Right to Privacy is a ‘right to be let alone’ and a citizen has a right ‘to safeguard the privacy of [...] Continue Reading…
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Background
In order to promote transparency and accountability in administration, the Legislature enacted the Right to Information Act, 2005 which came into force on 12 October 2005. The Act empowers Indian citizens to seek information from a Public Authority, thus making the Government and its functionaries more accountable and responsible. The Right to Information Act, 2005 has converted the prevailing culture of secrecy into a culture of openness and transparency in the working of the Government.
The objective of the RTI
The Right to Information Act, 2005 was introduced in the Parliament with an objective to provide information to citizen of India [...] Continue Reading…
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The already devastated legal heirs of deceased victim of the vehicle accident involving government vehicle now, no longer have to run from pillar to post to get compensation which is denied to them on the ground of government vehicle engaged in so called sovereign duty and thus claim sovereign immunity which is an archaic concept. No civilized country in this world which claims itself to be founded on the notions of the welfare state, shun its liability towards accident victims and their legal heirs involving its own vehicle on the ground they were doing a government duty, thus, entitled [...] Continue Reading…
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The electronic communications has changed the way the world communicates and also the communication habit. The communication via SMS or electronic email manifests the freedom of speech and expression guaranteed by our constitution to every citizen [Article 19 (1) (a)], however, the freedom is not absolute, it is a qualified right, as constitution also sets significant limitations on that freedom, as the state may by law effect such reasonable restrictions as it deems necessary or expedient in the interest of the security of the state, the sovereignty and integrity of India, friendly relations with foreign states, public order, decency [...] Continue Reading…
In an age of modern & revolutionized communication electronic equipments, the privacy of an individual is under siege. The video surveillance equipment has become smaller, more portable, more easily concealed and more accessible to the general public; its clandestine application has contributed to today’s cultural fascination with voyeurism. This advance video surveillance equipment has had a profound adverse impact upon our concept of privacy as we know it. The India is not untouched by the adverse impact of these peeping toms and the newspapers were flooded with various unsavory stories (even from small towns) of surreptitiously concealed video cameras [...] Continue Reading…
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