2 Army Majors, Extramarital Affair And Court’s “Burden Of Fidelity” Remark

New Delhi:

Upholding the right to privacy in an alleged extramarital affair case involving two Army officers, a Delhi court has rejected a request seeking CCTV footage from a hotel. The petition was filed by a Major in the Indian Army, who alleged that his wife was having an affair with another officer, also a Major.

The court noted that the alleged couple had the right to privacy at the hotel, and it shielded their data and booking details from any third party, reported Livelaw. Civil Judge Vaibhav Pratap Singh observed that hotels must protect the confidentiality of their guests.

“The right to privacy and to be left alone in a hotel would extend to the common areas as against a third party who was not present there and has no other legally justifiable entitlement to seek the data of the guest. Same would hold good for the booking details,” said the Judge.