On June 1, 2026, published accounts described how 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.
Authorities also said search engines may not perpetually display name-based results for private cases ending in acquittal, discharge, quashing or settlement.
Further context from the day indicated the court directed authorities and legal databases to de-index specified judgments, orders and news stories for petitioners.
Related filings and briefings added that google and similar platforms must disable name-based search for the cited records under the order.
Parallel announcements clarified that petitioners included individuals acquitted or whose cases ended in settlements years earlier.
Subsequent updates explained that the court balanced privacy rights against public interest in open judicial information.
Next procedural dates were not immediately revised in the initial statements.
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