In JUSTICE K.S. PUTTASWAMY v. UNION OF INDIA, (2017) 10 SCC 1, the Supreme Court held that the right to PRIVACY:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B.
1. In Puttaswamy (2017), a 9-Judge Constitution Bench UNANIMOUSLY held that the right to privacy is a fundamental right under Articles 14, 19 and 21.
2. The decision overruled M.P. Sharma v Satish Chandra (1954) and the majority view in Kharak Singh v State of UP (1963).
3. The Court (per Chandrachud J.) identified privacy as: (i) bodily integrity; (ii) informational privacy; (iii) decisional autonomy; (iv) freedom from surveillance.
4. Subject to limitations: (a) legality (provided by law); (b) legitimate aim; (c) proportionality (necessary and proportionate).
5. Puttaswamy was the foundation for: NALSA on transgender rights; Navtej Singh Johar on Section 377; Joseph Shine on adultery; Aadhaar judgment.
6. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: UDHR 1948 / ICCPR 1966 / ICESCR 1966 / CAT 1984 / CEDAW 1979 / CRC 1989 / PHRA 1993 / Constitution Part III — Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India, (2017) 10 SCC 1_
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