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Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India

Supreme Court of India · 2017

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Issue
Educational issue addressed in the area of Data privacy.
Principle
A nine-judge Constitution Bench unanimously recognised the right to privacy as a fundamental right under Part III of the Constitution (Articles 14, 19 and 21), overruling the earlier MP Sharma and Kharak Singh views — the constitutional foundation the DPDP Act, 2023 later builds on.

Derived from Lekha's curated record for Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India (Supreme Court of India, 2017). No reporter citation is asserted here — read the judgment at the official source and confirm with a qualified advocate. Beta, pending named-expert review.

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