Right to Privacy is a fundamental right: Supreme Court

Verdict may have implications on Aadhar

The Goan NetworkPublished Aug 24, 2017, 5:36 PM IST

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Right to Privacy is a fundamental right: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court ruled that Right to privacy is a fundamental right in the Indian constitution.
"As per article 21 of the Indian Constitution, Right to Privacy is an integral part of Right to Life and Personal Liberty" the SC's nine-judge bench ruled unanimously.
This judgement will touch the lives of 134 crore Indian and is a blow to Aadhaar; the Centre has now to convince SC that forcing the citizens to give their finger-prints and Iris scan samples will not violate the "Right to Privacy"

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70 pc turnout reflects vote of change: Girish

the goan I network

Published Aug 24, 2017, 4:18 AM IST

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PANAJICongress Panaji bypoll candidate Girish Chodankar has accused the election commission of supporting the BJP at the cost of its neutrality in Panaji. Chodankar, however, has expressed confidence that the 70 per cent turnout in Panaji reflects a vote for change. "Despite the deteriorating political scene, 70 per cent of Panaji's people stepped out to cast their vote. The trend appears to be in favour of change," Chodankar stated at Congress House after the polling ended…