Tagged “surveillance”

3 articles on surveillance.

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Kharak Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh (1962): surveillance, the home, and the privacy dissent that prevailed

In 1962 a six-judge Constitution Bench struck down nightly police visits to a suspect's home but refused to recognise a general right to privacy. A digest of the facts, the split between majority and dissent, and how Justice Subba Rao's lone dissent was vindicated half a century later.

Valkya Editorial·20 Jun 2026·8 min

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Frank Vitus v. Narcotics Control Bureau: bail conditions and the right to privacy

On 9 July 2024, the Supreme Court struck down a Google-Maps-pin bail condition, holding that any condition letting an agency track an accused's every movement violates Article 21 privacy.

Valkya Editorial·1 Jun 2026·6 min

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Manohar Lal Sharma v. Union of India: the Pegasus committee

On 27 October 2021, a three-judge bench refused the Union's national-security plea and constituted an expert committee to investigate the Pegasus spyware allegations against Indian citizens.

Valkya Editorial·1 Jun 2026·9 min