Article 21 of the Constitution, after K S Puttaswamy v Union of India (2017), explicitly includes
ANo new content
BThe right to PRIVACY as a fundamental right — including informational, decisional and bodily autonomy aspects relevant to personal law disputes (marriage, divorce, gender identity)
COnly the right to life
DOnly economic rights
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The right to PRIVACY as a fundamental right — including informational, decisional and bodily autonomy aspects relevant to personal law disputes (marriage, divorce, gender identity)
Puttaswamy (9-judge bench) read privacy into Article 21 (and 19 and other Part III rights). The decision has reshaped personal-law adjudication (Joseph Shine 2018 on s497 IPC; Navtej Singh Johar 2018 on s377 IPC; Shafin Jahan 2018 on choice in marriage).
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