Under which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India has the Supreme Court of India placed the Right to Privacy?
✓ Correct answer: d) Article 21
ExplanationThe Constitution of India does not specifically guarantee a right to privacy.However, through various judgments over the years, the Courts of the country have interpreted the other rights in the Constitution to give rise to a (limited) right to privacy— primarily through Article 21—the right to life and liberty.In Justice K.S. Puttaswamy vs. Union of India (2017), the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that privacy is a fundamental right protected under Article 21 and Part III of the Constitution, affirming its intrinsic link to life, personal liberty, and fundamental freedoms.The Bench also ruled that the right to privacy is not absolute but is subject to reasonable restrictions (as is every other fundamental right).42
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