Right To Privacy Case

The appointment of former judges to other constitutional posts has long been a matter of debate in India

Fundamental right to privacy is only enforceable against state action under Part III of Constitution

This judgment has put the country, govt, business & future transformation on a well-defined runway

Both these cases have significant social and privacy concerns

Expect to have businesses that are more responsible and accountable to their citizen consumers

Lawyers say the judgment will also have an impact on a ban on the consumption of beef in many states

New Delhi, August 24At 11 am on Tuesday the Supreme Court quashed instant 'triple talaq' as unconstitutional. At 12.35pm, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah tweeted his detailed statement welcoming the judgement. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ministers, BJP chief ministers and party spokespersons swarmed social media and television channels to term the verdict "historic".But 48-hours can be a long time in politics.At 10.45 am On Thursday, a nine-member bench of the Supreme Court announced its unanimous decision declaring the right to privacy a fundamental right.Not even one BJP leader, let alone party chief Shah, commented on the verdict on social media or was willing to speak to newspapers and television channels till the evening. None of the BJP spokespersons at its national headquarters at 11, Ashok Road were willing to comment on the issue. From the side of the government, it was left to IT and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to address the media and field questions at .

As the Supreme Court has termed Right to Privacy as a fundamental right, the government said tech giants including Google, Facebook and others need to respect the law of land even as it expects the report from Srikrishna committee on data protection by the end of this year.The government had constituted a 10-member committee, headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice B N Srikrishna, to deliberate on a data protection framework for the country. The committee has already undertaken two meetings to discuss about the issue. According to official sources, depending on the nature of the report, the government will take a call if there is a need for separate law for data protection or a regulation under the IT Act will be enough.The sources further said seriousness of the government regarding data protection and security can be seen by the recent actions wherein it has asked smartphone players to share details about their security architecture. The government is also probing UC Browser ...

The right to privacy case before the nine-judge bench is likely to be referred by the name of 91-year old retired judge KS Puttaswamy, who was the first petitioner in the case. But, there were several prominent and not-so-big names that took the fight to the government, which had at one point argued that individuals can't claim absolute right even over their own bodies. There were 20 other petitions including some special leave petitions, writs and half a dozen contempt petitions which were clubbed with Puttaswamy's public interest litigation. The judgment itself acknowledged the assistance by the senior advocates on both the sides. "We would like to record our appreciation for their ableassistance in a matter of such great import as the case before us," the judgment by the bench lead by chief justice of India JS Khehar said.Among the petitioners' lawyers mentioned in the judgment were Soli Sorabjee, Gopal Subramanium, Shyam Divan, Arvind Datar, Anand Grover, Sajan Poovayya, ...

A nine-member bench of SC unanimously ruled that privacy is a fundamental right of every citizen