The Supreme Court’s nine-member Constitution bench has found, unanimously, that the right to privacy is a fundamental right, arising from the working, jointly and separately,
Month: August 2017
GoI to prove it can keep your secrets–25.08.2017
By Nishit Dhruva & Khushboo Shah The Supreme Court declaring privacy as a fundamental right is in consonance with the Right to Freedom. Privacy is
Focus on small businesses to drive manufacturing: Mahindra–Economic Times–25.08.2017
Asserting that domestic manufacturing has not lost its mojo, business leader Anand Mahindra has said “a new round of boom is upon us,” and sought
Aadhaar & Privacy: Like Dal and Roti–Economic Times–25.08.2017
It is welcome that a nine-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court has unanimously determined that the right to privacy is a fundamental right implicit
Your personal data is yours–Economic Times–25.08.2017
Court (SC) who have said your right to privacy is fundamental, ranking right up there with rights to life and freedom of expression. Privacy as
Make laws on data protection and privacy swiftly–Economic Times–25.08.2017
The old order changeth yielding place to new, concluded Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, one of the nine members of the Supreme Court bench which unanimously
Bring down land prices for affordable housing: Niti Aayog – The Financial Express–25.08.2017
Noting that high cost of land is a key constraint in rapid expansion of affordable housing, the Niti Aayog has pitched for steps to bring
Big blow for taxpayers, Niti Aayog says retain income tax exemption limit at Rs 2.5 lakh – The Financial Express–25.08.2017
Niti Aayog today suggested the government should retain the income tax exemption threshold at Rs 2.50 lakh, and take steps to prevent non-farm entities from
Modi government wants to create bad banks, maybe as many as three more of them – The Financial Express–25.08.2017
India wants to create bad banks — maybe as many as three more of them. New Delhi has set up a top ministerial panel that
Debt resolution top priority in insolvency process, says IBBI chief MS Sahoo – The Financial Express–25.08.2017
Resolution of indebtedness of a firm will be the top priority of all constituents of the insolvency and bankruptcy mechanism in the interest of the
GST amount collected hits Rs 50,000 cr mark from 20 lakh businesses – The Financial Express–25.08.2017
The government has collected goods and and service tax (GST) amount of Rs 50,000 crore so far with 20 lakh assessees having filed an interim
The new fundamental | Business Standard Editorials–25.08.2017
A nine-judge Bench of the Supreme Court has issued an emphatic order in favour of the right to privacy being a fundamental right under the
Not just MSMEs, even exporters hit by GST in West Bengal: Amit Mitra | Business Standard News–25.08.2017
Reiterating his stand against the July 1 roll-out of the goods and services tax (GST), West Bengal finance minister, Amit Mitra, on Thursday said the
Privacy as fundamental right to boost digital services: Nasscom | Business Standard News–25.08.2017
The Supreme Court’s declaring privacy as a fundamental right will enhance citizens’ trust in digital services and help in their wider adoption, IT industry body
Right to Privacy: Aadhaar seeding in bank accounts in peril | Business Standard News–25.08.2017
The Supreme Court’s (SC’s) ruling on privacy being a fundamental right could hit banks’ efforts to link accounts with Aadhaar numbers, say bankers and lawyers.
6 out of 10 projects in Mumbai revise delivery targets after RERA: Report | Business Standard News–25.08.2017
Six out of ten under-construction projects in Mumbai have revised their delivery targets by more than a year after Real Estate Regulation and Development (RERA)
The ‘Magna Carta’ of privacy | Business Standard Column–25.08.2017
The Supreme Court decision on the right to privacy is a ringing endorsement of human dignity and liberty and surely merits mention as one of
Privacy is intrinsic to life and liberty, rules apex court | Business Line–25.08.2017
A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday declared that the right to privacy is “intrinsic to life and liberty” and an inherent
‘Privacy is basic, goes beyond Aadhaar’ | Business Line–25.08.2017
Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar was one of the high-profile petitioners in the ‘Right to Privacy’ case. In an interview with BusinessLine, he shares his
Historic judgment | Business Line–25.08.2017
By decreeing that privacy is a fundamental right, the Supreme Court has opened the door to the possibility of other landmark decisions It isn’t