Right to Privacy is protected as an intrinsic part of the Right to Life and Personal Liberty. Which of the following in the Constitution of India correctly and appropriately implies the above statement?
✓ Correct answer: c) Article 21 and the freedoms guaranteed in Part III
ExplanationAns: C Exp: Option (c) is correct: Right to Privacy - Article 21 of the Indian Constitution deals with the protection of life and personal liberty.In the KS Puttaswamy Case (2017), the Supreme Court held that privacy is a natural right that inheres in all natural persons and that the right may be restricted only by state action that passes each of the three tests: Such state action must have a legislative mandate.It must be pursuing a legitimate state purpose It must be proportionate.
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