Published on : 14 Nov 2025, 1:36 pm 3 min read

The Kerala High Court recently dismissed a plea filed by a couple seeking the removal of a CCTV camera installed by their neighbours, holding that surveillance set up for the protection of an elderly woman facing serious criminal threats could not be interfered with. [Sivasankaran @ Sankarankutty v. State of Kerala & ors]

Justice N Nagaresh reasoned that while the right to privacy is constitutionally protected, it must be balanced carefully against another person's right to life and security.

The judge relied on the Supreme Court's landmark judgment in KS Puttaswamy (Retired) and another v Union of India to reiterate that the rights operated within a framework of proportionality and not in isolation.

" An individual lives

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