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Delhi Court to Review AI Protest Surveillance Constitutionality

7/27/2026

Summary

Aishe Ghosh Challenges AI

Delhi High Court will hear Aishe Ghosh’s petition to deem AI-powered protest surveillance unconstitutional and order data deletion.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta defended police, arguing privacy expectations are limited at public gatherings and the state has a legitimate interest.
Legal experts say the case could set a precedent for India’s facial-recognition and AI surveillance rules after the Internet Freedom Foundation demanded deletion of biometric data from the “Ikshana” van.

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Historical Context

On 24 August 2017 the Supreme Court of India, in Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India, declared privacy a fundamental right, prompting MeitY to form the Srikrishna committee and later the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023. Today, Delhi High Court judges including Justice Anu Malhotra are invoking that precedent to assess a petition challenging AI-driven facial-recognition surveillance.

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Aishe Ghosh Challenges AI

Delhi High Court will hear Aishe Ghosh’s petition to deem AI-powered protest surveillance unconstitutional and order data deletion.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta defended police, arguing privacy expectations are limited at public gatherings and the state has a legitimate interest.
Legal experts say the case could set a precedent for India’s facial-recognition and AI surveillance rules after the Internet Freedom Foundation demanded deletion of biometric data from the “Ikshana” van.

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