Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 1

Jan 18, 2018

The hearing on Day 1 began with the Attorney General requesting the court to allocate time to both sides for arguments. Shyam Divan, Senior Advocate and counsel for petitioners, responded by saying that considering the complexity of the issue, he would be able to provide an estimate only by the next week.

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Extension of Aadhaar linking deadlines: What's the catch?

Dec 28, 2017

Earlier this month on December 14, a five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court (SC) of India heard arguments for interim relief from a batch of 28 petitions (led by K S Puttaswamy v. Union of Indiai) that challenge the overall validity of the Aadhaar scheme on various grounds.

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[Public Discussion] Privacy & Data Protection: The Road Ahead; December 18, 2017

Dec 12, 2017

SFLC.in is organizing a public discussion titled “Privacy & Data Protection: The Road Ahead” on Monday, December 18 at the Avenue Centre, Panampilly Avenue, Panampilly Nagar, Kochi from 5:00 PM onwards.

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Notable technology and rights related litigations

Sep 27, 2017

Below is a compilation of some notable technology and rights related litigations from India, on-going and concluded. This list includes matters filed before the Indian Supreme Court as well as various High Courts, and covers the broad topics of Privacy, Aadhaar, Intermediary Liability, Free Speech, and Right to be Forgotten.

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[Press Release] Supreme Court holds that Right to Privacy is a Fundamental Right

Aug 24, 2017

In a historic judgment, the 9 judge bench of the Hon’ble Supreme Court has unanimously held that Right to Privacy is a fundamental right. This judgment was pronounced in a reference made to the 9 judge bench in a batch of Writ Petitions challenging the Aadhaar scheme. Dr.

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Supreme Court upholds Right to Privacy as a Fundamental Right

Aug 24, 2017

Supreme Court upholds Right to Privacy as a Fundamental Right

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Nine-judge Constitution Bench of Supreme Court hears arguments on right to privacy: Updates from day 6

Aug 19, 2017

A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court (SC), comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) J.S. Khehar and Justices D.Y. Chandrachud, J. Chelameshwar, S.A. Bobde, A. Nazeer, R.K. Agrawal, R.F. Nariman, A.M. Sapre, and S.K. Kaul, heard arguments today on whether Indian citizens enjoy a fundamental right to privacy.

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Nine-judge Constitution Bench of Supreme Court hears arguments on right to privacy: Updates from day 5

Aug 01, 2017

A historic nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India has been hearing arguments for and against the right to privacy in the matter of K.S Puttaswamy v. Union of India for four days. On the first two days of the hearing (July 19 and July 20), the petitioners presented their arguments in favour of a right to privacy in India.

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Nine-judge Constitution Bench of Supreme Court hears arguments on right to privacy: Updates from day 4

Jul 27, 2017

Arguments before the nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on right to privacy (in the matter of K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India) ran into its fourth day today.

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Nine-judge Constitution Bench of Supreme Court hears arguments on right to privacy: Updates from day 3

Jul 26, 2017

Today was the third day of arguments before a nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court in the matter of Justice K.S. Puttaswamy and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors. [W.P.(C). No. 494/2012], regarding the existence of a fundamental right to privacy in India.

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