A vacation bench of Supreme Court is hearing the Special Leave Petition filed by the State of Uttar Pradesh against the March 6 judgment of Allahabad High Court which directed the forthwith removal of the banners erected by the UP administration in Lucknow revealing the pictures, identities and addresses of persons alleged of committing violence during anti-CAA...
A vacation bench of Supreme Court is hearing the Special Leave Petition filed by the State of Uttar Pradesh against the March 6 judgment of Allahabad High Court which directed the forthwith removal of the banners erected by the UP administration in Lucknow revealing the pictures, identities and addresses of persons alleged of committing violence during anti-CAA protests.
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12 March 2020 5:48 AM GMT
Lalit J. says that even though there musn’t be unruly and disorderly behaviour, there must be some law which backs the action of putting up the hoardings.
12 March 2020 5:47 AM GMT
Justice Aniruddha Bose asks "This power of putting up hoardings, where is this power of the state coming from?"
12 March 2020 5:45 AM GMT
Justice Lalit says-
“If a person does not have orderly behavior and somebody videographs it, this waives the right to privacy. But we are on a different aspect, whether the right is castigated for all times.”
12 March 2020 5:44 AM GMT
SG: The entire question revolves around Right To privacy.
“As a jurisprudential concept in light of the Puttaswamy Judgement, there is waiver of right of privacy once a person is in the public domain” adds SG
12 March 2020 5:42 AM GMT
SG Tushar Mehta narrated sequence of events.
Says that the erecting of banners was done after the adjudicating authority had heard 95 people and 57 persons were responsible in rioting.
“This 57 includes rioters from various communities.”
12 March 2020 5:41 AM GMT
SG Tushar Mehta commenced his arguments for UP Govt.
12 March 2020 5:40 AM GMT
Bench assembled to hear the matter
12 March 2020 5:17 AM GMT
The vacation Bench of Supreme Court comprising of Justices UU Lalit and Anirudha Bose assembled
