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 ...
02 Mar, 2023, 10.47 PM IST
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...
08 Dec, 2022, 12.38 AM IST
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...
21 Sep, 2022, 01.44 PM IST
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...
18 Jan, 2022, 11.14 PM IST
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...
22 Dec, 2021, 07.13 PM IST
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...
27 Oct, 2021, 07.20 AM IST
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...
17 Jul, 2021, 11.09 AM IST
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...
31 Jan, 2020, 07.37 AM IST
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...
23 Oct, 2019, 11.05 AM IST
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...
27 Sep, 2018, 10.30 AM IST
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
27 Sep, 2018, 10.30 AM IST
What the first Aadhaar petitioner has to say about the judgment27 Sep, 2018, 09.51 AM IST
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.
27 Sep, 2018, 08.24 AM IST
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
26 Sep, 2018, 02.08 PM IST
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...
26 Apr, 2018, 04.56 PM IST
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.
26 Mar, 2018, 10.53 AM IST
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.
24 Sep, 2013, 05.58 AM IST