Which case is associated with the Right to Privacy as a Fundamental Right?
The Right to Privacy as a Fundamental Right was affirmed in the landmark case:
Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India (2017)
A nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court unanimously held that Right to Privacy is a Fundamental Right under Article 21 of the Constitution.
The case associated with the Right to Privacy as a Fundamental Right in India is the Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) vs Union of India case of 2017. The Supreme Court of India, in a landmark judgment by a nine-judge bench, declared the Right to Privacy as intrinsic to the right to life and personal liberty under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution and as a part of the freedoms guaranteed by Part III of the Constitution. This ruling overturned earlier judgments like Kharak Singh vs. State of UP and M.P. Sharma vs. Union of India, which had held that privacy was not a fundamental right. The court further emphasized that any infringement on the right to privacy must meet tests of legality, necessity, and proportionality, thereby recognizing privacy as a core aspect of individual freedom and dignity.
