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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
BECHU KURIAN THOMAS
Rasheed Ahammed P. S/o Muhamed P. – Appellant
Versus
State of Kerala – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. individual privacy and data protection concerns. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. state's defense against privacy invasion allegations. (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 3. legal framework regarding privacy and data usage. (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 18) |
| 4. legitimacy of data use based on public welfare. (Para 17 , 19 , 20 , 21) |
| 5. judicial dismissal of writ petition on privacy rights. (Para 22 , 23) |
JUDGMENT :
BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, J.
1. Privacy of an individual has become an issue of substantial relevance, especially with the advent of information technology and the digital world. In this era of technology, protection of data has also assumed significance. The need to enact a statute is a reflection of the sentiment of all that data protection has to be a priority. Judicial consideration of the issue also prompted the Parliament to finally enact a law, balancing the need to protect data and the need to use the data made available for legitimate purposes of the State. Advent of new legislation however brings with it new challenges, giving rise to issues of seminal importance, as has arisen in the instant case, with allegations of intrusion into the privacy of data provided to th
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