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Defending Privacy and Constitutional Rights in the Digital Age

byKaruna NundyPractices at Supreme Court & Delhi High Court; Consultations across NCRStarts from₹1,75,000 Per SessionView full gallery

Surveillance is not just about data. It is an assault on democracy. My work focuses on challenging illegal snooping, securing digital freedom, and ensuring our constitutional right to privacy remains inviolable.

I was furious at the government's response to the Pegasus revelations, which appeared to admit that the phones of judges, lawyers, and opposition leaders had been illegally hacked. This is an attack on the very foundations of our democracy.

To those who say "if you've done nothing wrong, you have nothing to hide," I argue that everyone has something to hide. Your legally privileged conversations with your lawyer should not be accessible to the government you may be fighting in court.

Consider the Bhopal gas disaster litigation. Should the government or corporations know what a judge is thinking about the case? The use of spyware compromises the integrity of our entire justice system.

If a Supreme Court judge's personal life could be used for blackmail by the government, the largest litigant before our courts, how could justice ever be impartial? This is the danger of unchecked surveillance.

If the allegations of state-sponsored hacking are true, it is evidence that the government has weaponized our state apparatus against its own citizens, hacking away at justice, democracy, and the intimate lives of key individuals.

The Supreme Court's appointment of an expert committee to investigate the use of Pegasus software was a good day for the right to privacy. Now we must ensure the investigation is thorough and its findings are acted upon.

About Defending Privacy in the Digital Age

If you are concerned about digital surveillance or the security of your privileged communications, understand that the legal framework for privacy in India is evolving. We do not just file petitions. We identify the precise points of state overreach where Article 21 rights are violated. Whether it is an issue of spyware on your device or the unauthorized monitoring of professional legal correspondence, the strategy begins with assessing the technical breach and framing it as a constitutional emergency.

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Karuna Nundy

Practices at Supreme Court & Delhi High Court; Consultations across NCRStarts from ₹1,75,000 Per Session

I do not treat law as a set of static rules, but as an active tool to keep power in check. I am here because your fundamental rights, especially your privacy and right to dissent, deserve a fierce defense.

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