Most lawyers can't afford paid legal databases: Delhi HC in Indian Kanoon right to be forgotten case
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The Delhi High Court on Wednesday observed that a vast majority of legal professionals cannot afford subscriptions to paid legal research websites and instead rely on judgments available on free portals like Indian Kanoon.A division bench of Justices C Hari Shankar and Vinod Kumar made the observation while hearing a batch of appeals filed by Indian Kanoon against a single-judge's decision to recognize the right to be forgotten.The Court said that many lawyers, particularly those who do not prac