UP anti-CAA protestors hoarding matter: UP Govt tells SC those whose pictures were put up were rioters as found by the adjudicating authority & asks if they had not waived their right to privacy by being already in public domain with their conduct @IndianExpress
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta for UP: Suppose media shows two persons who are wielding guns in public, they can’t claim their right is infringed. They have waived their privacy. @IndianExpress
Justice UU Lalit: It’s different when a private individual does that. But question here is whether the state has a right to say these are the persons and put up their posters? @IndianExpress
Justice Aniruddha Bose: State can do everything which is empowered by law. Where is that right? @IndianExpress
Sr Adv AM Singhvi for an ex IPs Off: Pvt individual doing something is diff from state doing it. It increases chances of lynching, State is making a putative declaration that though he is accused, he has done something against nation @IndianExpress
Tushar Mehta cites a ruling of U.K. SC on interference with privacy rights in Article 8 of European Convention of Human Rights. Bench says that in the light of this ruling, it feels that a 3-judge bench should examine the matter. @IndianExpress
SC directs: Let papers be placed by Registry before CJI immediately so that a bench of sufficient strength be constituted by CJI in coming week to hear controversy involved. @IndianExpress
