{"id":59958,"date":"2020-07-12T17:05:51","date_gmt":"2020-07-12T11:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=59958"},"modified":"2020-07-12T17:05:51","modified_gmt":"2020-07-12T11:35:51","slug":"why-reveal-names-of-covid-19-patients-as-it-involves-privacy-rights-of-such-patients-bombay-high-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/why-reveal-names-of-covid-19-patients-as-it-involves-privacy-rights-of-such-patients-bombay-high-court","title":{"rendered":"Why reveal names of COVID-19 patients as it involves privacy rights of such patients : Bombay High Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/02\/bhc.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"51702\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/govt-appointed-toll-collection-firms-need-pay-stamp-duty-bombay-high-court\/bhc-3\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/02\/bhc.jpg?fit=302%2C201&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"302,201\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bhc\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/02\/bhc.jpg?fit=302%2C201&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-51702\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/02\/bhc.jpg?resize=302%2C201&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"302\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/02\/bhc.jpg?w=302&amp;ssl=1 302w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/02\/bhc.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/02\/bhc.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" \/><\/a>The Bombay High Court on Friday\u00a0sought to know why should the names of persons who have tested positive for COVID-19 be disclosed and said the issue involves privacy rights of such patients.<\/p>\n<p>A division bench of Justices A A Sayed and M S Karnik made the observation while hearing a petition filed by two persons seeking disclosure of names of coronavirus patients to enable contact tracing and save others from getting infected.<\/p>\n<p>The PIL has been filed by a law student, Vaishnavi Gholave, and a farmer from Solapur, Mahesh Gadekar.<\/p>\n<p>The PIL said when the fundamental right to life and right to lead a healthy life clash with the fundamental right to privacy, then the court needs to see which of these rights would advance public morality and interest.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;How far can one go in revealing the identity of the person who has tested positive (for COVID-19)? Privacy rights are involved.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The authorities declare a particular place or building as a containment zone when someone tests positive so that people are made aware, Justice Sayed said.<\/p>\n<p>Isnt this enough? Why do you want to know who is the person who has tested positive? the bench queried.<\/p>\n<p>The HC also sought the Maharashtra government&#8217;s response to the petition.<\/p>\n<p>Advocate Aditya Thakkar, appearing for the Union government, submitted that as per the guidelines issued by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the names of COVID-19 positive persons cannot be declared so as to avoid their stigmatisation.<\/p>\n<p>The petitioners&#8217; lawyer, Vinod Sangvikar, however, argued that the ICMR guidelines extended only to those who have died due to COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>The bench posted the petition for further hearing after two weeks and directed the Maharashtra government to respond to the plea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bombay High Court on Friday\u00a0sought to know why should the names of persons who have tested positive for COVID-19 be disclosed and said the issue involves privacy rights of such patients. 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