The Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed a husband’s demand for a medical examination to prove his wife’s alleged refusal to engage in sexual relations. The Court called it “nothing but invasion of privacy,” slamming down his virginity-test plea.
The Delhi High Court held that the PM CARES Fund does not lose its right to privacy under the RTI Act merely because it is managed or controlled by the government. The Court clarified that third-party privacy protections under Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act apply equally to public and private entities.
The Bombay High Court protected Shilpa Shetty from deepfake misuse, stressing that “no personality can be portrayed this way” online.The Court said such manipulated content harms dignity and privacy, directing platforms to remove all objectionable material misusing her image.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has reserved its order on a plea by Shah Bano’s daughter seeking a stay on the release of Haq, a film inspired by the 1985 landmark case. The family alleges the movie distorts facts and was made without their consent.
The Chhattisgarh High Court slammed a government hospital for revealing a woman’s HIV status without consent, calling the act “inhuman and unethical,” and held it a grave breach of privacy and dignity, directing Rs.2 lakh compensation to the victim.
CJI B.R. Gavai said India is governed by the rule of law, not bulldozers, during his Mauritius lecture. BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal countered, claiming bulldozers are legally empowered and understood by the crooked.
CJI B R Gavai said India’s legal system is guided by the “rule of law, not the rule of the bulldozer.” Delivering a lecture in Mauritius, he cited key Supreme Court verdicts shaping democracy and rights.
The Supreme Court has asked former Telangana intelligence officer T Prabhakar Rao to cooperate in the ongoing illegal phone tapping trial. The case involves surveillance of politicians, journalists, and even High Court judges during the BRS Government’s tenure.
The Delhi High Court has set aside the CIC’s 2017 order directing Delhi University to disclose PM Modi’s 1978 BA degree records. Justice Sachin Datta upheld DU’s appeal citing privacy over political interest.
Today, On 22nd July, The Supreme Court has refused to stay the Uttar Pradesh government’s QR code order for eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route, directing that “all hotels on route must display license & registration certificate.”
