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The landmark case
Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India (2017) was decided by a
Bench of 9 Justices of the Supreme Court of India. The case is historically significant as it unanimously held that the right to privacy is a fundamental right under the Constitution of India, protected under Article 21 (Right to Life and Personal Liberty) and other provisions of Part III of the Constitution.
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Right to Privacy: The case established that the right to privacy is an intrinsic part of the right to life and personal liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution.
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9-Judge Bench: The decision by the 9-judge bench was unanimous and overruled previous judgments that had held that the right to privacy was not a fundamental right.
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Impact on Aadhaar: The judgment laid the foundation for subsequent decisions on the Aadhaar scheme and other issues related to privacy.
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Key Justices: The bench was headed by then Chief Justice of India J.S. Khehar and included Justices J. Chelameswar, S.A. Bobde, R.K. Agrawal, Rohinton Nariman, A.M. Sapre, D.Y. Chandrachud, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, and S. Abdul Nazeer.
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Overruling of Precedents: The judgment overruled the earlier decisions in M.P. Sharma v. Satish Chandra (1954) and Kharak Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh (1962), which had held that privacy was not a fundamental right.
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Article 21: Protects the right to life and personal liberty, under which the right to privacy was recognized in this landmark case.
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Implications: The judgment has wide-ranging implications for data protection, surveillance, and other privacy-related issues in India.
