The Supreme Court of India has ruled that banks can publish the names and photographs of willful defaulters in newspapers without violating their right to privacy. This ruling upholds a Bombay High Court decision allowing State Bank of India to publish details of a defaulting company. The Supreme Court found that the larger public interest of curbing loan defaults and banks' own interests in certain circumstances can supersede privacy concerns. This ruling provides clarity and removes legal barriers to banks using this strategy to name and shame willful defaulters across India.