PRIVACY LAW - Principles, Injunctions and Compensation

"A complete guide to obtaining privacy relief in India courts based on the law as it stands in India."

The meticulous work contains the entire Law of Privacy in India as it stands today. It covers both the causes of action to protect privacy, the first to protect privacy when invaded by the State subject to writ remedy and the second when invaded by a private individual, say, a newspaper or media channel.

Part I. Fundamental Principles and Framework of Privacy Law

1. Meaning and Facets of Privacy

2. Privacy in International Law and Human Rights

3. Indian Law Framework for the Right to Privacy in India

4. Privacy Principles 

Part II. Balancing of Rights

5. Balancing Competing Rights

6. Freedom of Expression and Right to Privacy

7. Privacy and Press Freedom

8. Privacy, Public Figures and Celebrities

9. Privacy and the Right to Information

10. Balancing Public Interest and Security with Privacy 

Part III. Use of Existing Torts to Protect Privacy at Private Law

11. Defamation

12. Breach of Confidence

13. The Tort of Personality Rights

14. Use of Tort Actions for Privacy Protection

15. Remedies in Privacy Actions

16. Breach of Privacy Tort in Indian Law

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Part IV. Law Enforcement and Privacy

17. Police Surveillance and Privacy

18. Search, Seizure and Investigation: Privacy

Concerns

19. Privacy in Judicial Proceedings 

Part V. Communication Privacy

20. Privacy Protection in Telecom Law

21. Telephone Tapping and Privacy Rights

22. Online Privacy

23. Online Interception and Surveillance 

Part VI. Information Privacy

24. Privileged Communication

25. Data Security and Data Protection

26. Financial Privacy

27. E-Governance and Public Databases: Privacy

Concerns

28. Privacy in Health Records

29. Social Networking Privacy 

APPENDICES

1. Supreme Court Judgments

2. High Court Judgments

3. Statutory Material

4. Legislative Proposals 

Subject Index