4 Congress ruled states move SC defending Right to Privacy

The 4 with non-BJP governments have moved SC that all privacy is fundamental right. The Central Government’s stand is that privacy is a fundamental right but not all privacy. Privacy is not an absolute right but a fundamental right, argued Kapil Sibal. Central Government advocate says not all privacy can be brought under fundamental right.

The 4 with non-BJP governments have moved the Supreme Court against the Central Government’s stand that all privacy is not fundamental right. The Central Government has conveyed to the Supreme Court its stand that privacy is a fundamental right but not all privacy, reported Kannada Prabha.

A nine-member bench of the Supreme Court is hearing a case to decide if privacy is a fundamental right or not.  The Central Government has conveyed its stand that privacy is only a general law and not a fundamental right.  The states where non-BJP governments are ruling, like Karnataka, Puducherry, West Bengal and Punjab, have taken strong objection to this.  The 4 states have submitted an application to the Supreme Court appealing to interfere.

Kapil Sibal, senior advocate, who is representing all the 4 states, argued that in the current times of technological advancement, the court has to re-look at the right to privacy.  Privacy is not an absolute right but a fundamental right, he argued.

Interrupting him the advocate for Central Government said privacy is considered a fundamental right but not all privacy can be brought under fundamental right.  The 4 states have claimed that collecting and sharing of biometric information is a breach of fundamental right to privacy.