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https://sflc.in/legal-challenge-cpil-and-sflcin-surveillance-projects-cms-natgrid-and-netra three surveillance projects namely CMS, NETRA and NATGRID, which collectively and separately seek to spy on the communication of citizens in India.
The Writ Petition challenges the operation and execution of the surveillance projects on the following grounds:
The surveillance projects violate the right to privacy of citizens under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.
Aggregation of metadata of an individual's transactions such as financial information and travel information can lead to profiling of the population. Such methods of data collection have a chilling effect on right to free speech, restricting the fundamental right to speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India.
Surveillance projects are in violation of India's obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (“ICCPR”) and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (“UDHR”).
The projects lack an oversight mechanism and stand in violation of the principles laid down in the Puttaswamy judgment.
Lack of a parliamentary or judicial oversight mechanism over interception and monitoring of communications.