Partly allowed
Jiss Mary John v. the Registrar General
Kerala HCWP(C)/2604/2021
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
This judgment addresses petitions seeking redaction of names and addresses in judgments inter-indexed by Google and Indian Kanoon. The court declined absolute anonymity but directed masking of identities in matrimonial/family cases. It also mandated privacy notices by registries.
What did the court decide?
Anonymity granted in family/matrimonial cases; directions to receive de-indexing of specific judgments from search engines; mandatory privacy notice issued by Registry of High Courts.