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The Right to be Forgotten in India
Can a person acquitted years ago stop their name from surfacing in a search the moment an employer or matchmaker types it? On 29 May 2026 the Delhi High Court answered yes, holding the right to be forgotten to be a strand of the privacy guarantee under Article 21 and, for the first time, framing detailed rules for de-indexing and masking of a person's name in online judicial records - while leaving convictions, public figures and matters of live public interest outside its reach.
Last updated 14 July 20266 min read
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Delhi HC (29 May 2026) roots the right to be forgotten in Article 21 and frames de-indexing/masking rules for online court records
- Right to be Forgotten
- Article 21
- Delhi High Court
- Puttaswamy
- DPDP Act
- de-indexing
- informational privacy
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