Delhi HC recognises ‘right to be forgotten’, directs search engines to disable ‘name-based’ search

Coverage on June 1, 2026 detailed circumstances in which the Delhi High Court limited name-based publication of old case records. The Delhi High Court recognised a ‘right to be forgotten’ in rulings delivered June 1, 2026.

Further context from the day indicated search engines may not perpetually display name-based results for private cases ending in acquittal, discharge, quashing or settlement.

Related filings and briefings added that the court directed authorities and legal databases to de-index specified judgments, orders and news stories for petitioners.

Parallel announcements clarified that google and similar platforms must disable name-based search for the cited records under the order.

Subsequent updates explained that petitioners included individuals acquitted or whose cases ended in settlements years earlier.

Separately, the court balanced privacy rights against public interest in open judicial information.

Officials said further steps would be announced as reviews continue.

 

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Sources:

https://www.thehindu.com/news/top-news-of-the-day-june-1-2026-supreme-court-declines-plea-to-conduct-neet-ug-retest-in-cbt-mode-cjp-founder-to-return-to-india-on-june-6-launch-peaceful-protest-and-more/article71048409.ece

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