Indian Post Office Act, 1898

The case arose from a reference to a nine-judge bench to determine whether the right to privacy is a constitutionally protected fundamental right under the Indian Constitution, particularly in light of the Aadhaar scheme's collection of biometric data. The petitioners argued that privacy is an intrinsic part of the rig…

The appellant, a postal sorting assistant, was convicted of theft of a registered insured parcel containing a gold chain under Section 381 IPC and of a breach of duty under Section 52 of the Indian Post Office Act. Both offences arose from the same incident and were tried together, resulting in separate six‑month simpl…

CESC Ltd., an electricity supplier, used franking machines to post monthly consumption bills as 'book post' at Rs 1 per bill based on a 29 May 1997 letter from the Director of Postal Services. The Postal Authority later cancelled that instruction on 29 October 1998 and demanded a deficit of Rs 1,83,89,410, alleging the…