CM felicitates Asian Games Gold Medalist Poovamma
Mangaluru, Sept 07: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, during his visit to Managaluru today, felicitated Asian Games Gold Medalist Poovamma, who made the nation proud in the recent Asian Games held in Jakarta in Indonesia.
It was a touching moment when Chief Minister felicitated her with a total cash prize of Rs. 40 lakh, including Rs. 25 lakh for winning gold medal and Rs. 15 lakh for winning the silver medal, and he promised her to allot a site.
Chief Minister said that let her inspire others and reiterated that the government is committed to encourage achievers in sports.
Overwhelmed Poovamma thanked Chief Minister for this quick gesture. Meanwhile, the Women and Child Development Minister Dr. Jayamala Congratulated her. Loksabha Member Nalin Kumar Kateel, Leader of Opposition in Legislative Council Kota Srinivasa Poojary and other elected representatives and officers were present.
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Madras HC rules spousal privacy as a fundamental right, disallows evidence obtained through snooping
Chennai: In a landmark judgment, the Madras High Court emphasized the protection of spousal privacy as a fundamental right, ruling that evidence obtained by one spouse snooping on the other is inadmissible in court. This ruling came as Justice G.R. Swaminathan overturned a lower court's decision that had allowed a husband to submit his wife's call records in a marital dispute case.
The court made it clear that privacy, as a constitutionally guaranteed right, includes the privacy of married individuals from each other, rejecting the notion that marital misconduct permits invasion of personal privacy. "Law cannot proceed on the premise that marital misconduct is the norm. Privacy as a fundamental right includes spousal privacy, and evidence obtained by invading this right is inadmissible," stated the court.
The case originated in Paramakudi Subordinate Court, where the husband submitted the wife's call data as evidence to support claims of adultery, cruelty, and desertion. He had obtained these records without her consent, an act the High Court deemed a violation of privacy. Additionally, the call records were not accompanied by a certificate under Section 65B(4) of the Indian Evidence Act, making them procedurally inadmissible.
Justice Swaminathan noted that allowing such evidence would open doors to spouses spying on each other, damaging the foundational trust in marital relationships. “Trust forms the bedrock of matrimonial relationships. The spouses must have implicit and total faith in each other. Snooping destroys the fabric of marital life,” he stated.
The High Court further advised that allegations of misconduct could be pursued through authorized methods, such as interrogatories or affidavits, cautioning that the court must not assume marital misconduct as a norm justifying privacy breaches.
