India Kanoon challenges Delhi HC ruling recognising ‘right to be forgotten’, says it undermines open justice
Legal database platform India Kanoon has challenged a Delhi High Court ruling that established a 'right to be forgotten' for individuals seeking to remove personal information from search results. The platform argues that the ruling lacks clear legal standards and threatens the principle of open justice by allowing the redaction of public judicial records.
Why it matters
This case sets a critical precedent for the tension between individual privacy rights and the public's right to access judicial records in the digital age.
Legal database platform India Kanoon has approached the Delhi High Court on Tuesday (July 14, 2026) challenging its recent judgment recognising the “right to be forgotten”, arguing that the ruling failed to “strike a careful balance between the right to information and the principle of open justice”.
The appeal came up for hearing before a Bench of Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia. Appearing for the platform, advocate Naman Kumar sought a short adjournment in view of lawyers abstaining from work. The Bench listed the matter for further hearing on July 21.
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