Arguments on right to privacy
Posted on: 24/Aug/2017 12:10:38 PM
During arguments on the right to privacy case, what were heard from the Bar and the Bench? Here is a brief:
The Supreme Court, hearing the right to privacy case debated and discussed to know whether it can be mentioned as a fundamental right. This involved attempts from judges, lawyers and legal experts to articulate the right according to this era of technology where people volunteer themselves to share their personal data.
A few excerpts from the argument are mentioned below:
A man should preserve some privacy, if he wishes to die with dignity, said Justice S.A. Bobde.
Every aspect of privacy is not associated with Aadhar issue. India being a part of United National Declaration of Human Rights of 1948, it is possible to read Privacy as a fundamental right in the country. Laws are meant to project the needs of times and keep the citizens safe from state and non-state players’ violation, said Justice Rohinton Nariman F. Nariman.
Whenever I want solitude, I can opt for it. This is the ultimate essence of life. When I choose to be socially co-habit, I can also do it. The centre cannot state it as elitist construct. The masses are affected by privacy. For instance, there is uptick in cervical cancer among women from impoverished families. The State can only subject them to health trial or make sterilization compulsory. This can only be the right to privacy of women, says Justice D.Y. Chandrachud.
