-The Hindu Original petitioner welcomes Supreme Court verdict on privacy The original petitioner in the right to privacy case is a happy man after Thursday’s verdict from the Supreme Court. In 2012, Justice (retd) K.S. Puttaswamy had approached the apex court as petitioner in a case which has seen several landmark judgments. While the Court will still hear the case on the use of Aadhaar, the judgment by the nine-judge bench delivered...

-The Tribune Noted jurist Fali S Nariman on Sunday congratulated the judges of Punjab and Haryana High Court who pulled up the Centre and the Manohar Lal Khattar government for their failure to prevent the loss of lives and property in the violence after a CBI court convicted Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim of rape. “Heartiest congratulations to the brave judges of the Full Bench of the High Court, who...

-The Hindu Capacity of non-state actors to invade the home and privacy has also been enhanced, says nine-judge Bench The Supreme Court on Thursday urged the government to put in place a robust mechanism for data protection. Noting that “informational privacy is a facet of the right to privacy”, a nine-judge Bench, led by Chief Justice of India J.S. Khehar, said dangers to personal data originate not only from the government but also...

-The Telegraph New Delhi: The Supreme Court today rejected the Centre's argument that since the right to privacy does not figure among the fundamental rights mentioned in the Constitution, it cannot be a constitutional right. "To sanctify an argument that whatever is not found in the text of the Constitution cannot become a part of the Constitution would be too primitive an understanding of the Constitution and contrary to settled canons of...

-NDTV The judgement in the triple talaq case came two years after Shayara Bano from Uttarakhand approached the top court after her husband of 15 years sent her a letter with word talaq written thrice to divorce her New Delhi: In a historic judgement, the Supreme Court today banned the controversial practice of triple talaq that allows Muslim men to divorce their wives instantly by saying "talaq" thrice. A five-judge bench ruled...