Right to be Forgotten

Recently, the Delhi High Court has asked the Centre and search engine giant Google to respond to a petition by two businessmen, who have invoked the right to be forgotten.

  • Petitioners claimed that they have the right to ask the authorities to remove all the links related to them on the search index, which is “irrelevant and obsolete and jeopardize petitioners’ Right to Privacy and affect their employment opportunities (Article 21).
  • The Delhi High Court upheld the view that the “Right to Privacy” includes the “Right to be Forgotten” and the “Right to be Left Alone”.

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