Private CCTV Can't Be Placed In Manner That Invades Neighbour's Privacy: Allahabad HC
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh: The Allahabad High Court ruled that a private CCTV camera cannot be placed in a manner that would interferes with the privacy of their neighbour.
While hearing a petition filed by Yogendra Maurya, the court observed that such surveillance of a neighbour’s residential premises would amount to an infringement of privacy.
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The petitioner had alleged that his neighbour had installed a CCTV camera in a position that would expose the entry and exit points of his house and interfered with the privacy of persons visiting or leaving the premise. He pointed out that the action thus amounted to a violation of his privacy.
Hearing the case, a Division Bench comprising Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Garima Prashad stated, “No private CCTV camera can be installed and positioned in such a manner as to interfere with the privacy of a neighbour.”
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