Published 2 years ago

Right to privacy doesn't end with person's death: Calcutta HC

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The Calcutta High Court has directed the police in Kolkata to immediately "withdraw" the WhatsApp messages and photographs of a deceased woman. Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya said: "The obligation assumes a higher moral ground since the deceased cannot defend oneself against any such unwarranted intrusion into her private space"

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Times of India

Right to privacy doesn't end with person's death: Calcutta HC

Right to privacy doesn't end with a person's death and private chats and pictures of a deceased person cannot be disclosed under the RTI Act, the Calcutta High Court has ruled.

2 years ago·India

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Right To Privacy Entitles A Person To Carry Secrets To The Grave, Personal Space Includes Right To Be Forgotten: Calcutta High Court

Directing the police in Kolkata to immediately "withdraw" the WhatsApp messages and photographs - of a deceased woman with her friend, that were disclosed by it under the RTI Act, the Calcutta High...

2 years ago·India

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