Ethics and Morality in legal phraseology
and prospectus are very wide terms and very much intermingled. These cannot
be confined by words. Ethics and morality in different circumstances connotes
varied and complex meanings. Each and everything which is opposed to public
policy, against public welfare and which may disturb public tranquility
may be termed to be immoral and unethical.
In the past terms such as imperlism,
colonialism, apartheid, which were burning issues have given way to cyber
crime, hacking, 'cyber-ethics' etc. Today in the present era we need to
evolve a 'cyber-jurisprudence' based on which we can evaluate and criticize
'cyber-ethics'.
With regard to the tehelka.com
issue every person might be in two frames of minds. The opinion of every
person may be quite diversified as well as dubious. The issue of 'cyber-ethics'
with this present case is full of ambiguity.
This publication has given
birth to a number of issues but one- Whether the floating of this news
in cyber-space is ethical or not.
The thelka.com has evoked
the right to freedom of belief thought and expression which are basic principals
envisaged in our constitution. The freedom of press is also a guaranteed
right provided by our consititution. Further the constitution also guarantees
right to information and as such the citizens have the fundamental
right to know what is happening around them. But on the other hand our
constitution guarantees the right to privacy, though not being an expressed
fundamental right the courts in India have taken a lead and have recognized
it as a fundamental right. Every man has some penumbral zones of privacy,
which cannot be infringed upon even by the State. It can be further contended
that the right to life has also been infringed upon as right to life envisages
right to life with human dignity. As this publication
has damaged the political person
of the leaders.
The thelka group cannot even
rebut this argument charged by them are from political scenario. Further
as the thelka group's act has damaged the political image of many leaders
,this in turn may even prove to be a political death for those leaders
One may very easily say that the
thelka.com has acted in a very prudent and responsible way by disclosing
the whole drama on the e-space. As a matter of principal there is no doubt
that a conflicts between a 'personal-interest' and 'national-interest'
undoubtedly the national-interest should prevail. Thus the thelka people
were very appropriate in doing so. But on the other hand it can be comprehended
that the thelka.com has tried to create a state of political uncertainty
and unstableness there by threatening 'national-interest'. Even the
evidence produced by the thekla.com is not conclusive and there might be
every possibility that it might be fabricated.
I am of the opinion that this act
done by the thelka group is the height of irresponsibility which is not
expected of a responsible citizen. Further there is a dire need for evolving
a code of Ethics on the Cyber-Space and discipline.
P.A.S.Pati
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