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RTI Act amendment through data protection law balances it with privacy rights: Ashwini VaishnawThe government informed Parliament that amendments to the RTI Act, through the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, balance the right to p...
Aadhaar biometric authentication likely to be mandatory to buy new mobile number soonIt is likely that an individual will have to provide his/her Aadhaar number and undertake biometric authentication to get a new mobile numb...
PAN won't become inoperative if not linked to Aadhaar till SC judgement: Gujarat High courtThe deadline for linking of PAN and Aadhar had been extended several times and now the new deadline is March 31, 2020. So, if a person does...
Why Supreme Court picked these five experts to probe Adani-Hindenburg caseA bench of Chief Justice Chandrachud, and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala said the expert panel would make an overall assessment of ...
Why haven't banks filed cases against defaulters: Supreme CourtA bench led by Justice SK Kaul, after a brief hearing, gave four weeks' time to the government and the RBI to respond to the allegations th...
Supreme Court directs CBI to file status report on investigation into intercepted conversations of Niira RadiaThe top court was hearing Tata's petition seeking action against those involved in the leakage of the tapes alleging the leakage amounts to...
Permitting illegally intercepted messages as evidence leads to scant regard to fundamental rights: HCThe high court said as per the provisions of the Telegraph Act, an order for interception can be issued on either the occurrence of any pub...
Privacy advocates slam bill that allows linking of Aadhaar to voter IDThe government has said that linking Aadhaar to Voter IDs is key to weeding out fake and duplicate voter cards and making elections fair an...
Pegasus row: Supreme Court to pronounce judgment on probe pleas todaySeveral petitions are pending before the top court seeking a court-monitored probe into the reports of the government allegedly using Israe...
View: Do tigers have a right to privacy? YesThis right has not been recognised anywhere in any Constitution or any law in the world. Further, there isn’t even an international agreeme...
Govt exemptions in Personal Data Protection law can be challenged in court, says Justice SrikrishnaJustice Srikrishna had told ET in December that the new proposed government exemptions could turn India into an Orwellian state. On Thursda...
Bombay High Court nixes government's phone-tap orders as they ‘violate right to privacy’It directed the destruction of illegally intercepted conversations and, again quoting a Supreme Court order, said tapping can be allowed on...
Will challenge verdict, says another early petitionerThomas alleged that the Centre collecting personal data of citizens including the army and police personnel and handing them over to foreig...
Aadhaar petitioner Justice KS Puttaswamy hails verdictCase filed in 2012 Karnataka HC former judge feared govt’s data gathering exercise would intrude into privacy of individuals
What the first Aadhaar petitioner has to say about the judgment
Aadhaar petitioner Justice KS Puttaswamy welcomes Supreme Court verdictThat, however, did not deter the former judge of the Karnataka High Court from continuing his fight against the controversial project.
SC rules Aadhaar valid, but to be used for limited purposesNot mandatory for banks and phones and school admissions; needed for PAN and IT filing
Three months of final Aadhaar hearing in Supreme Court: Here's all you need to knowThe government extended the 31 March deadline to link Aadhaar number to welfare and subsidy schemes such as mid-day meal and pensions to Ju...
Centre collecting, using personal information illegally, says government committee“The public and private sector are collecting and using personal data on an unprecedented scale," the Committee of Experts noted.
Don't deny benefits to those without Aadhar: Supreme Court to GovtThe Supreme Court has ordered the government not to withhold any social benefits from those who are yet to get the Aadhar card.