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
www.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 constitution.
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 tehelka 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 tehelka 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
www.tehelka.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
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