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SC declares right to privacy as Fundamental right

Updated on: 24 August,2017 10:59 AM IST  |  New Delhi
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The Supreme Court today declared right to privacy as a Fundamental right under the Constitution

SC declares right to privacy as Fundamental right

Supreme Court
Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today declared right to privacy as a Fundamental right under the Constitution.


A nine-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar ruled that right to privacy is protected intrinsically as part of rights guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution.

Others members of the bench comprising Justices J Chelameswar, S A Bobde, R K Agrawal, R F Nariman, A M Sapre, D Y Chandrachud, S K Kaul and S Abdul Nazeer also shared the same view.




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