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Why reveal names of Covid-19 patients? Involves privacy rights: Bombay HC

A division bench made the observation while hearing a petition filed by two people seeking disclosure of names of coronavirus patients to enable contact tracing and save others from getting infected

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The HC also sought the Maharashtra government's response to the petition.

Press Trust of India Mumbai

The Bombay High Court on Friday sought 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.

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.

The PIL has been filed by a law student, Vaishnavi Gholave, and a farmer from Solapur, Mahesh Gadekar.

The PIL said when the fundamental right to life and right to lead