The RTI Act (2005) empowers citizens to access government information, ensuring transparency and accountability. Despite challenges like DPDP conflicts, backlogs, bureaucratic resistance, and attacks on activists, its future lies in restoring autonomy, strengthening commissions, digitization, awareness, protection for activists, and strict enforcement to truly democratize governance in India.
Click to View MorePersonality rights safeguard an individual's unique identity, including privacy and publicity rights. Despite lacking a dedicated law, a robust framework has evolved through judicial rulings. The rise of AI and deepfake technology presents challenges, making it a critical area for legislative action.
Click to View MoreThe Supreme Court has ruled that Aadhaar, a voter ID system, is a valid proof of identity but not citizenship, following a petition for voter list revision in Bihar. The ruling upholds the voluntary nature of the Aadhaar-Voter ID link, ensuring privacy and preventing disenfranchisement, demonstrating judicial oversight.
Click to View MoreThe digital age has revolutionized communication, commerce, and public discourse, but also brought challenges like misinformation, hate speech, and data privacy. India's social media regulation, governed by the Information Technology Act, 2000, has been amended to introduce accountability and self-regulation. The Nepal incident underline the global challenge of creating effective, proportionate, and respectful regulatory frameworks.
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