The ‘Right to Privacy’ is protected under which Article of the Constit

The ‘Right to Privacy’ is protected under which Article of the Constitution of India?

Article 15
Article 19
Article 21
Article 29
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UPSC CAPF – 2010
The ‘Right to Privacy’ is not explicitly mentioned as a separate fundamental right in the Constitution of India. However, the Supreme Court of India, through various judgments, has interpreted the existing fundamental rights to include the right to privacy. In the landmark judgment of K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India (2017), a nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court unanimously declared that the right to privacy is protected as an intrinsic part of the right to life and personal liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution.
– Article 21 guarantees the protection of life and personal liberty.
– The Supreme Court has interpreted Article 21 broadly to include various aspects of personal liberty, including the right to privacy.
– The K.S. Puttaswamy case (2017) affirmed the right to privacy as a fundamental right under Article 21.
While Article 21 is the primary basis, the right to privacy also has dimensions that overlap with other fundamental rights like freedom of speech and expression (Article 19(1)(a)) and freedom of movement (Article 19(1)(d)).
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