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.

Contents: 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. xvi Privacy Law: Principles, Injunctions and Compensation. 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.