Everyone has right to privacy. If installation of cctv invades your privacy then you can object to it
Weather putting up CCTV in your premises violate the neighbour's privacy?
The question is to check if the Installation of CCTVs around the house to monitor the actiivities of the neighbours is lawful or unlawful. I am the neighbour who has faced severe monitoring from the neighbours who installed 4 CCTV cameras with motion sensors and 360-degree viewership in the first floor. When this has exceeded the limits of our tolerance, we have to put GI sheeting across the fence. Then the so-called neighbour installed another CCTV on their second floor. We do not recommend such intrusion into our privacy as the monitoring is severe torture to our composure. Are there any laws in India which protect the privacy of the individual? Is there any protection for the private parties so that the intrinsic freedom of the individual has any protection?
Asked 5 years ago in Civil Law
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What shall I do if the complaint lodged to the police has ended up by supporting the neighbour?
Asked 5 years ago
1. One can install CCTV camera in the premises owned by the said person at will and the focus of it must be limited to the area which is owned by him and in other words it can record the area owned by his neigbour.
2. The same can though focus on other area which is public premises or road but in no circumstances it can record the activities of neighbour in the area owned by the neighbour.
You can first approach police if they fail to take step approach the high court.
See this is breach of privacy if police is not supporting file a writ petition before the high court making police party to the petition.
IF CCTV is directly peeping in your premises capturing your activity, criminal office, complain to police. If police not cooperate, complain to SP. Do one thing, you also install the same,
CCTV cameras are installed around house of your neighbour
2) you can object to installation of cameras facing your house .
3) file police complaint against neighbour if he refuses to remove the cameras
if local police station refuse to take your complaint file complaint with commissioner of police
Dear
You should send legal notice to your neighbour through an Advocate to stop surveillance of your home.
If he still continue with camera surveillance you can file a suit Under Article 21 of constitution of India for infringement of your Right to privacy. But before that you should take photographs of all the cameras pointing at your house.
Respected sir...
If the cctv camera is capturing his permises or public permisis such as his house, street, road then it's ok but when it captures your house and specially where the activities of all family members are capture which is inside your house then it is breach of privacy you have right to get complaints of it in your local police station and police will tgerself order them to remove it...
Thank you
Hi,the face of the camera should only be at the public place ..No CCTV can be installed which violates privacy of any other individual..
In case your CCTV is taking the images of your neighbours visitor and your neighbours have problem in that then ask course you are violating their Independence installation of cctv for your own security is not violating any right of yours but in case it is including in others privacy then definitely you have to take scare so that there should not be any litigation in this regard
If the direction of the camera is towards the neighbor's entrance or towards the main gate of their house then this is objectionable otherwise not.
Right to privacy is a fundamental right. It comes within the ambit of Article 21 of the Indian constitution. If you have strong suspicion that your privacy is affected you may raise objection to it. CCTVs are installed to prevent anti social activities and for reduction of crime. If possible you may request the neighbour not to infringe on your privacy. You may also take the help of local lawyer and police for solving the issue.
Installing CCTV cameras in their houses has been permitted and advised by governments to detect the crimes happening around or even to monitor the intrusion of unwanted elements into the house.
If his camera has been installed in his house then you cannot make any complaint especially if it covers the road view and the side views of his house purported for his own safety.
If you feel that his such an act is invading your privacy, then you may issue a legal notice to him to turn the camera away from facing your house's internal portions.
You may also mention that he has no rights to invade your privacy and that he will be liable for the consequences if he is not turning the face of the camera from your house.
You can issue a legal notice to him in the same lines and instruct him to refrain from indulging in such illegal activities which is invading your privacy.
If he is still not responding then you may file an injunction suit against him for this reason.
yes, the only remedy.
