Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India, is a case about ___________.

Correct option is D

The correct answer is (d) Right to privacy of individuals

Explanation:
• The landmark Supreme Court case of Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India resulted in a unanimous judgment.
• The nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court held that the right to privacy is a fundamental right.
• The court declared that the right to privacy is an intrinsic part of the right to life and personal liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution, as well as a part of the freedoms guaranteed by Part III of the Constitution.
• This judgment had significant implications for government surveillance, data protection laws (like the Aadhaar case), and individual liberties in India.

Information Booster:
• The judgment was delivered on August 24, 2017, and is considered one of the most important constitutional rulings in modern Indian history.
• The court explicitly overturned previous judgments that held the right to privacy was not a fundamental right.

Additional Knowledge:
(a) Right to livelihood of destitute: .
• The right to livelihood is part of the expansive interpretation of the Right to Life (Article 21), but the Puttaswamy case specifically focused on privacy.

(b) Right to vote: .
• The right to vote is a legal and constitutional right, but not the subject of the Puttaswamy case.

(c) Right to shelter of pavement dwellers: .
• This right has been addressed in other Supreme Court cases as part of the right to life, but is not related to the Puttaswamy judgment on privacy.