Gautam Bhatia (@gautambhatia88) tweeted at 10:05 AM on Wed, Jul 19, 2017:
You will hear two names a lot today: MP Sharma and Kharak Singh. These are two early SC judgments which made observations on privacy.
(https://twitter.com/gautambhatia88/status/887531215938437120?s=09)
Gautam Bhatia (@gautambhatia88) tweeted at 11:02 AM on Wed, Jul 19, 2017:
GS : The Preamble also guarantees freedom of thought. That is not possible without recognising liberty and privacy.
(https://twitter.com/gautambhatia88/status/887545685754564608?s=09)
Gautam Bhatia (@gautambhatia88) tweeted at 10:57 AM on Wed, Jul 19, 2017:
GS : Privacy is not a penumbral right, or a right in the shade of other rights. Privacy is the essence of liberty.
(https://twitter.com/gautambhatia88/status/887544441090621441?s=09)
Gautam Bhatia (@gautambhatia88) tweeted at 11:09 AM on Wed, Jul 19, 2017:
GS: Article 21 has been viewed as not only guaranteeing liberty but also dignity.
(https://twitter.com/gautambhatia88/status/887547336976605184?s=09)
Gautam Bhatia (@gautambhatia88) tweeted at 11:43 AM on Wed, Jul 19, 2017:
GS: Article 21 makes the dignity of a citizen enforceable against the State. This means all the shades of dignity including privacy
(https://twitter.com/gautambhatia88/status/887555883659436032?s=09)
Gautam Bhatia (@gautambhatia88) tweeted at 11:44 AM on Wed, Jul 19, 2017:
GS reads Article 25 – freedom of conscience.
(https://twitter.com/gautambhatia88/status/887556215110107136?s=09)
Gautam Bhatia (@gautambhatia88) tweeted at 11:38 AM on Wed, Jul 19, 2017:
GS: Before you can even speak or express, there must be anantecedent space of liberty to frame your thoughts. That is privacy.
(https://twitter.com/gautambhatia88/status/887554804569980928?s=09)
Prasanna S (@prasanna_s) tweeted at 11:39 AM on Wed, Jul 19, 2017:
Bobde J:. Why are you saying it is antecedent? It should continue to exist. It is concurrent.
(https://twitter.com/prasanna_s/status/887555077229170689?s=09)
Prasanna S (@prasanna_s) tweeted at 0:07 PM on Wed, Jul 19, 2017:
Nariman J wants from GS a note on what all the judges in Keshavananda said about inalienability of these rights.
(https://twitter.com/prasanna_s/status/887561892901900288?s=09)
Shyam Divan commences his arguments.
(https://twitter.com/prasanna_s/status/887566332241358849?s=09)
Prasanna S (@prasanna_s) tweeted at 0:26 PM on Wed, Jul 19, 2017:
SD: We have had an unbroken chain of judgments from 1975 that have affirmed the right. We are assembled here to reaffirm those judgments
(https://twitter.com/prasanna_s/status/887566685800194048?s=09)
Gautam Bhatia (@gautambhatia88) tweeted at 0:47 PM on Wed, Jul 19, 2017:
SD: Nine judges in I. R. Coelho made it clear that the constitution is a living document, and Article 21 is its heart.
(https://twitter.com/gautambhatia88/status/887572085869993984?s=09)
Gautam Bhatia (@gautambhatia88) tweeted at 2:09 PM on Wed, Jul 19, 2017:
CJI: The report says that privacy is a basic human right in international law.
SD: Yes. It is an internationally recognized human right.
(https://twitter.com/gautambhatia88/status/887592738090131456?s=09)
Gautam Bhatia (@gautambhatia88) tweeted at 2:14 PM on Wed, Jul 19, 2017:
Chandrachud J: In the age of big data, the State must regulate its aspects.
SD: That’s correct.
(https://twitter.com/gautambhatia88/status/887593914571530240?s=09)
Gautam Bhatia (@gautambhatia88) tweeted at 2:15 PM on Wed, Jul 19, 2017:
SD: We are not suggesting that the right to privacy is absolute. It must be developed on a case to case basis.
(https://twitter.com/gautambhatia88/status/887594135816818688?s=09)
