Delhi Court Upholds Right to be Forgotten: Banker Exonerated in Moser Baer Case Wins Digital Privacy Protection

Nov 29, 2025 12:36 am CST

A landmark ruling from Delhi's Patiala House Court has enforced the 'right to be forgotten' by ordering media organizations and search engines to remove outdated reports linking exonerated banker Nitin Bhatnagar to the Moser Baer money-laundering case. Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna's decision emphasizes that persistent digital records of dismissed allegations violate constitutional rights to dignity when individuals have been fully cleared of wrongdoing.