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Abhijeet S
People's Union for Civil Liberties v. Union of India involved a challenge to Section 5(2) of the Telegraph Act, 1885 which permits the interception of messages in cases of public emergency or in the interest of public safety.
The Supreme Court held that the right to privacy, which was part of the fundamental right to life guaranteed under Article 21, included the right to hold a telephone conversation in the privacy of one's home or office. It was held that telephone-tapping, a form of "technological eavesdropping" infringed the right to privacy.
Finding that the Government had failed to lay down a proper procedure under Section 7(2)(b) of the Act to ensure procedural safeguards against the misuse of the power under Section 5(2), the Court prescribed stringent measures to protect the individual's privacy to the extent possible
The Supreme Court held that the right to privacy, which was part of the fundamental right to life guaranteed under Article 21, included the right to hold a telephone conversation in the privacy of one's home or office. It was held that telephone-tapping, a form of "technological eavesdropping" infringed the right to privacy.
Finding that the Government had failed to lay down a proper procedure under Section 7(2)(b) of the Act to ensure procedural safeguards against the misuse of the power under Section 5(2), the Court prescribed stringent measures to protect the individual's privacy to the extent possible