2017 · Constitutional Law
K.S. Puttaswamy vs Union Of India
Supreme Court of India · (2017) 10 SCC 1 · Decided 24 August 2017
Bench: J. Khehar, J. Chelameswar, J. Bobde, J. Chandrachud, J. Nazeer, J. Sapre, J. Agrawal, J. Nariman, J. Kaul
Summary
A nine-judge bench unanimously held that the right to privacy is a fundamental right protected under Article 21 of the Constitution, as part of the right to life and personal liberty. This overruled earlier decisions that had held there was no such fundamental right, and became the foundation for later rulings on data protection, Aadhaar, and personal autonomy.