The ‘right to be forgotten’ ruling by the Karnataka High Court has raised a fair amount of questions and debate. Shalini Seetharam takes a closer look at what the ruling’s underlying arguments, and what this means for the future evolution of privacy laws in India.
The “right to be forgotten” is an increasingly accepted fundamental right in many Western countries. While India has no privacy laws as such, recent High Court rulings have thrown the topic up for debate again.
Overcoming a host of legal hurdles, 27-year-old Atri Kar has become the first transgender from West Bengal to appear for the civil services examinations in India.
The Delhi high court ruled that a mother’s signature is sufficient to issue a child’s passport in special cases and the father’s signature is not required.
The Madras High Court is taking every possible step to ensure that riders of two-wheelers in Tamil Nadu wear helmets under all conditions. Here’s what the recent order passed by the court says.