An 18-year-old boy, who went missing three months ago, was allegedly killed and buried by four persons after he resisted a ...

Madras High Court rules phone tapping for crime detection violates privacy. Interception justified only in public emergency/safety; material collected illegally cannot be used.

The Madras High Court ruled that phone-tapping violates the right to privacy unless legally justified. Justice N Anand Venkatesh emphasised that interception is permitted only during public ...

Madras HC strikes down MHA’s phone tap order, says law does not permit tapping for secret crime probes Petitioner P Kishore had challenged the MHA’s order dated August 12, 2011, which authorised the ...

The judge emphasised that corruption cases must be investigated lawfully, and constitutional protections cannot be bypassed even in serious crimes.

Kishore later challenged this order in court. Court Quashes MHA Order The court quashed the phone tapping order, stating it violated the right to privacy as protected under the Constitution, unless ...

Chennai, July 2 (UNI) Holding phone tapping as a violation of the fundamental right to privacy, Madras High Court today made it clear that the Indian Telegraph Act 1885 permits it only during public ...

Justice Anand Venkatesh noted that phone tapping would be justified only on two conditions: the occurrence of a public emergency or in the interest of public safety.

The petition was filed by P Kishore, Managing Director of Everonn Education Limited, whose mobile phone was authorised to be tapped by the Centre in a bribery and corruption case, involving an ...

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Madras High Court sets aside 2011 phone tapping order of Home Ministry Justice N Anand Venkatesh ruled that surveillance violated the right to privacy guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution.

In what is being described as ’side effect’ of telephone tapping case, second accused D. Praneeth Kumar, Deputy Superintendent of Police under suspension, is likely to be demoted as Inspector.