Write briefly about right to privacy.

The Constitution of India does not grant in relief and express any terms ‘right to privacy’ as such. Right to privacy is not enumerated as a Fundamental Right in the Constitution. However, such a right has been culled by the ..

Does Article 19 (1) (a) include the right to know?

Right to know is a basic right of the citizens of a free country and Article 19 (1) (a) protects this right. In Dinesh Trivedi, M.P. & Ors v. Union of India the Supreme Court dealt with the right to ..

Is calling for the holding of bandh illegal and unconstitutional?

As per the Supreme Court, a bandh interferes with the exercise of the Fundamental freedoms of other citizens, in addition to causing national loss in many ways. The Fundamental Right of the people as a whole cannot be regarded as ..

What is meant by freedom of the press?

In India, freedom of press is implied from the freedom of speech and expression guaranteed by Article 19(1) (a). The freedom of press is regarded as a ‘species of which freedom of expression is a genus.” The Supreme Court has ..

Is tapping of telephone an invasion on the right to privacy?

In People’s Union of Civil Liberties v. Union of India the Supreme Court has ruled that the “telephone conversation is an important facet of a man’s private life.” Conversations on the telephone are often of an intimate and confidential character. ..

Are commercial advertisements a part of freedom of speech and expression?

In Hamdard Dawakhana v. Union of India the Supreme Court stated that an advertisement, no doubt, is a form of speech, but its true character is to be determined by the object which it seeks to promote. It may amount ..