A petition has been filed in the Kerala High Court seeking direction to the Union of India to ensure materials disclosing rape victim's identity on websites maintained by Indian Kanoon and Google India are removed or hidden to protect privacy guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.
Kerala High Court division bench heard a PIL filed by Kerala Independent Farmers Association seeking direction to the Union of India to cause publication of notification in Malayalam and Tamil languages with local circulation of the contents.
The Calcutta High Court disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed highlighting the incident of rape of a 14 year old girl which led to her death in the Nadia District of the State of West Bengal. The petitioner was seeking transfer of investigation to the CBI.