The Gujarat government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that transparency is a key component in the technological era and providing basic personal information could not be
covered under the right to privacy.
A nine-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar has been grappling with the contentious issue whether right to privacy can be held as fundamental right under the Constitution.
Senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi, appearing for Gujarat government, said that some aspects of privacy may be traced to various fundamental rights but providing basic personal information to authorities was needed to bring more transparency in the present technological era.
He then referred to the Supreme Court rules which make it mandatory for lawyers to part with various personal information for filing a private interest litigation.
"Your lordships are marching forward with technology by seeking various personal information under the rules," Dwivedi said.