Strategic significance of privacy
There is a well-oiled campaign to keep the narrative away from strategic contours, writes Pavithran Rajan.
On August 24, 2017, in a historic judgement that has profound implications for the social, political, religious and even the strategic domains of India, a nine-judge Supreme Court bench delivered a unanimous verdict upholding privacy as a fundamental right. The Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India judgement holding that privacy is a Constitutionally protected right which not only emerges from the guarantee of life and personal liberty in Article 21 of the Constitution but also arises in varying contexts from the other facets of freedom and dignity recognised and guaranteed by the fundamental rights contained in Part III of the Indian constitution. The social, political and religious implications are being vociferously debated, but the strategic implications have not been much talked about as there is a well-oiled campaign to keep the narrative away from the strategic contours. Before coming to the strategic implications, here are some extracts from the judgement to highlight what is at stake.
In 100 bail orders: 'Videos' used for arrest in 44; 32 of these failed ...
22 Feb 2021 7:11 PM GMTDelhi Police say 1,753 held but courts heard over 4,347 bail pleas
21 Feb 2021 8:26 PM GMT755 FIRs and 342 chargesheets against 1,553 people later – not a...
21 Feb 2021 7:48 PM GMTOf courts' bugbears, most common 'doubtful' police, public witness...
23 Feb 2021 7:29 PM GMTA Delhi Police-sized roadblock in victims' path to justice — clubbing...
25 Feb 2021 7:39 PM GMT
Shinde is CM, Fadnavis his Dy
30 Jun 2022 7:30 PM GMT'Govt working to provide high-speed internet to every village'
30 Jun 2022 7:30 PM GMTStates asked not to delay reg of FIRs in crimes against SCs, STs
30 Jun 2022 7:15 PM GMT'No waterlogging recorded at 6 places out of 7 severe hotspots'
30 Jun 2022 7:14 PM GMTGuj BJP team found no discrepancies in Mohalla Clinics, schools:...
30 Jun 2022 7:13 PM GMT