Can Claim Right To Be Forgotten But Conditions Apply: Kerala High Court
By Ritika Jain Kerala High Court on Thursday delivered a judgment of seminal importance where it clarified that the right to be forgotten was not an absolute right and could be claimed in certain cases only. "Individual privacy rights must yield to the larger public interest in the absence of any legislation," it added. The high court ruled that the right to be forgotten can be claimed to erase past records, but conditions apply. "The Court has recognised a limited right to be forgotten in matrimonial or family law matters but held that such a right cannot be claimed in criminal matters, or in...