37% rural youth sans Internet access: Study
Irked after a lawyer attached copies of the personal diary of an 11-year-old in the documents submitted in a custody dispute case, the Delhi High Court has issued directions to protect the privacy of children in custody and matrimonial disputes. The court of Justice S Muralidhar, in its order issued on Thursday, noted that there was a “growing trend” among parties in family disputes and their lawyers to place “private and personal details” on record before the court.
“When a party seeks to rely on a document which in their assessment or that of their lawyer is of a sensitive nature — which contains details of a personal nature concerning a party or a person or their conduct and when disclosed is likely to affect the right to privacy or cause embarrassment — then such party and/or the lawyer will first apply to the court seeking leave to produce such document in a sealed cover,” the court has directed.
Read More
अन्य कहानियां