Progress

Current status
in force
29 May 2026in force

Scope

Implementers
India
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
search service provider
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

29 May 2026
in force

Delhi High Court upheld right to be forgotten and ordered de-indexing of judicial records from name-based internet searches

On 29 May 2026, the High Court of Delhi delivered a judgment in a consolidated batch of writ petitions upholding the right to be forgotten and ordered de-indexing of judicial records from name-based internet searches. The judgment established that t…

Event typepublic lawsuit
Action typeruling
Government branchjudiciary
Government bodycourt