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JUSTICE QAZI FAEZ ISA vs The PRESIDENT OF PAKISTAN arts — 2021 PLD 1 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation
2021 PLD 1 SUPREME-COURT
Court
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year
2021
Reporter
PLD
Parties
JUSTICE QAZI FAEZ ISA vs The PRESIDENT OF PAKISTAN arts
Subject matter
Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

JUSTICE QAZI FAEZ ISA VS The PRESIDENT OF PAKISTAN arts. 9, 14(1) & 25---Right to privacy---Scope---Illegal surveillance by State agencies, impact of---Privacy affirmed the agency and autonomy of the individual and the right of every person to have the freedom and liberty to live a life of dignity---Privacy required that all information about a person was fundamentally his own, only for him to communicate or retain for himself---Privacy attached to the person and not to the place where it was associated---Intrusion by the State into the sanctum of personal space, other than for a larger public purpose, was violative of the constitutional guarantees---Right to privacy was deeply intertwined with the right to life, right to personal liberty and right to dignity---Illegal and illegitimate surveillance, by both State and private actors, had the impact of intrusion into the private lives of citizens, not only violating their constitutional rights but also intruding on the very personhood, privacy and personal liberty of those surveilled---Surveillance had disparate impact, violating principles of non-discrimination and equality as enshrined in the Constitution---Illegally procured private information amassed by the agencies could be used to manipulate and blackmail people for promoting political agendas; this crippled human security and dismantled democracy, lowering it slowly into an abyss of totalitarianism---Concept of privacy and social impact of illegal surveillance explained.

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