Fundamental rights

Experts while the government surveillance order was well within the ambit of IT Act, 2000, its Section 69 (1) needed to be revisited keeping in mind privacy laws. Photo: iStockphoto

Government now has a lens on all your computers

1 min read . 21 Dec 2018

A country where some live with fear has failed

A country where some live with fear has failed

11 min read . 12 Dec 2018

The Supreme Court judgements are a complex web—70% of all judgements have been cited by at least one other judgement. Photo: Mint

The most influential judgements in Supreme Court’s history

4 min read . 18 Sep 2018

The conflict between liberty and equality

4 min read . 28 Mar 2018

The Supreme Court recently passed a verdict banning instant triple talaq. Photo: Mint

Supreme Court’s constitution bench to hear plea against polygamy, nikah halala

1 min read . 27 Mar 2018

Attorney general of India K.K. Venugopal. Photo: HT

Aadhaar is an enabler of citizen rights, govt tells Supreme Court

2 min read . 22 Mar 2018

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro. Photo: Reuters

How liberal democracies are born

4 min read . 20 Mar 2018

Lawyer Kapil Sibal clarified that the point of Aadhaar was not to grant identity to those who don’t have it, but to authenticate identity

Kapil Sibal to SC: Aadhaar shouldn’t be the sole identity criterion for claiming benefits

2 min read . 13 Feb 2018

The Supreme Court ruled in August that privacy is a fundamental right under the Constitution of India. Photo: Mint

Aadhaar: Fundamental rights act as a firewall between individual and state power, Supreme Court told

2 min read . 24 Jan 2018

Its jurisdiction is so extraordinarily extensive that there are very few questions which can escape the scrutiny of the Supreme Court. Photo: HT

The birth of India’s powerful Supreme Court

8 min read . 22 Jan 2018

The Delhi court’s ruling came on a PIL, filed by lawyer Kush Kalra, alleging discrimination against women in recruitment in the Territorial Army. Photo: Mint

Delhi HC paves way for recruitment of women in Territorial Army

1 min read . 09 Jan 2018

The Mental Healthcare Act provides persons with mental illness protection from cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment, right to information about their illness and treatment, right to confidentiality and right to access their medical records. Photo: HT

Mental Healthcare Act: A paradigm shift

4 min read . 27 Dec 2017

More than 50 services and schemes require Aadhaar linkage, without which they can be denied. This legitimacy will be tested in the courts because of pending public interest litigation. Photo:

Aadhaar and the right to life

4 min read . 27 Dec 2017

Deadlines for linking Aadhaar with existing bank accounts, permanent account number (PAN) and welfare schemes have already been extended to 31 March by the government. Photo: Mint

Supreme Court extends all Aadhaar linking deadlines to 31 March

1 min read . 16 Dec 2017

In theory, de-identification could include anything from deleting or masking personal identifiers, like names, to generalizing or suppressing others, like an individual’s pin code.

Masking personal data to protect privacy crucial for India, say experts

2 min read . 11 Dec 2017

Project Aadhaar combines the idealism of people like Richard Stallman and the pragmatism of Linus Torvalds. Photo: Mint

Data and we the people of India

20 min read . 09 Dec 2017

UIDAI has asked people to verify their banks accounts, investment accounts, SIM cards, etc., as per the current Aadhaar linking deadlines as early as possible to avoid any inconvenience. Photo: Mint

No Supreme Court stay on mandatory Aadhaar linking for now

2 min read . 08 Dec 2017

The Supreme Court’s observation came as it issued notice to the centre and the Delhi police on a plea seeking to declare illegal the banning of all assemblies in central Delhi. Photo: Mint

Guidelines needed on right to protest: Supreme Court

2 min read . 04 Dec 2017

On 30 October, the Supreme Court referred all Aadhaar cases to a five-judge Constitution bench to be formed by the end of November. Photo: Mint

Aadhaar cases: Supreme Court likely to set up Constitution bench next week

1 min read . 28 Nov 2017

Chief justice of India Dipak Misra said the citizens’ rights have to be at the pinnacle. Photo: PTI

Chief justice Dipak Misra says no compromise on fundamental rights

3 min read . 26 Nov 2017