Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India
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Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India is a landmark 2017 Supreme Court of India judgment that unanimously affirmed the fundamental right to privacy under the Indian Constitution.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Supreme Court of India judgment
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constitutional law case ⓘ landmark judgment ⓘ |
| benchHeadedBy | Chief Justice J. S. Khehar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| benchType | Constitution Bench NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citation | (2017) 10 SCC 1 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Article 21 of the Constitution of India
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Part III of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfDecision | 2017-08-24 ⓘ |
| decisionType | unanimous ⓘ |
| held | right to privacy is a fundamental right under the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| impact |
formed constitutional basis for later Aadhaar merits judgment
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influenced Indian jurisprudence on data protection and surveillance ⓘ |
| issue | whether right to privacy is a fundamental right under the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| judgeOnBench |
A. M. Sapre
NERFINISHED
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D. Y. Chandrachud NERFINISHED ⓘ J. Chelameswar NERFINISHED ⓘ J. S. Khehar NERFINISHED ⓘ R. K. Agrawal NERFINISHED ⓘ Rohinton Fali Nariman NERFINISHED ⓘ S. A. Bobde NERFINISHED ⓘ S. Abdul Nazeer NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanjay Kishan Kaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadPetitioner | K. S. Puttaswamy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalPrinciple |
privacy is an inalienable and natural right
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privacy is intrinsic to life and personal liberty under Article 21 ⓘ restrictions on privacy must satisfy tests of legality, necessity and proportionality ⓘ |
| linkedToScheme | Aadhaar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfJudges | 9 ⓘ |
| opinionAuthoredBy |
A. M. Sapre
NERFINISHED
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D. Y. Chandrachud NERFINISHED ⓘ J. Chelameswar NERFINISHED ⓘ Rohinton Fali Nariman NERFINISHED ⓘ S. A. Bobde NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanjay Kishan Kaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overruledPrecedent |
Kharak Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh (to the extent it denied a fundamental right to privacy)
NERFINISHED
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M. P. Sharma v. Satish Chandra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| petitionerDescription | retired judge of the High Court of Karnataka ⓘ |
| recognizedRight |
bodily privacy
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decisional autonomy ⓘ fundamental right to privacy ⓘ informational privacy ⓘ |
| respondent | Union of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | challenge to Aadhaar-based biometric identification scheme ⓘ |
| yearOfDecision | 2017 ⓘ |
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