Supreme Court · 2017 INSC 801 · Decided 24 August 2017
Justice K S Puttaswamy (RETD.), and ANR. v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2017 INSC 801 · [2017] 10 S.C.R. 569
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 494/2012
- Decided
- 24 August 2017
- Bench
- J.S. KHEHAR, JASTI CHELAMESWAR, S.A. BOBDE, R.K. AGRAWAL, R.F. NARIMAN, ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE, D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, S. ABDUL NAZEER (9-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Reference answered
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 21
Headnote
Constitution of India - A11.21 - Right to privacy - Privacy is a constitutionally protected right in India - The decision in M. P. Sharma which holds privacy is not protected by the Constitution stands over-ruled - The decision in Kharak Singh to A B c the extent that it holds that the right to privacy is not protected by D the Constitution stands over-ruled - Right to privacy is protected · as an intrinsic part of the right to life
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