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Indian case law by case name, citation, provision or legal issue, with the case summary, the judgment text where we hold it and the provisions it applies.
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Supreme Court of Indiaundefined undefined NaNFull textCited by 1
(2017) 10 SCC 1
Unanimously affirmed that the right to privacy
Indian case law by case name, citation, provision or legal issue, with the case summary, the judgment text where we hold it and the provisions it applies.
1–20 · Page 1 of 2
Including decisions recorded as applying Article 21 of the Constitution. Show only those
Supreme Court of Indiaundefined undefined NaNFull textCited by 1
(2017) 10 SCC 1
Unanimously affirmed that the right to privacy
Matched in case recordAlso found in the judgment text
Supreme Court of Indiaundefined undefined NaNFull text
(2018) 10 SCC 1
fundamental personal choices. For instance, we can ground physical privacy or privacy relating to the body in Articles 19(1)(d) and (e) read with Article 21; ground personal information privacy under Article 21; and the privacy … choice in Articles 19(1)(a) to (c), 20(3), 21 and 25. The argument based on “privacy” being a vague and nebulous concept need not, therefore, detain us.” 61. Kaul, J., in a separate judgment, also joined
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Supreme Court of Indiaundefined undefined NaNFull textCited by 1
(2010) 7 SCC 263
was held that the unauthorised tapping of telephones by police personnel violated the `right to privacy' as contemplated under Article 21. However, it was not stated that telephone-tapping by the police was absolutely prohibited, presumably because the … under a proper legislative mandate that regulates their use. This intended balance between an individual's `right to privacy' and `compelling public interest' has frequently occupied judicial attention. Such a compelling public interest
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Supreme Court of India26 Sep 2018Full text
2018 INSC 880 · [2018] 8 S.C.R. 1
fundamental personal choices. For instance, we can ground physical privacy or privacy relating to the body in Articles 19(1)(d) and (e) read with Article 21; ground personal information privacy under Article 21; and the privacy … choice in Articles 19(1)(a) to (c), 20(3), 21 and 25. The argument B based on “privacy” being a vague and nebulous concept need not, therefore, detain
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Supreme Court of India13 Nov 2019Full text
2019 INSC 1233 · [2019] 16 S.C.R. 424
liberty under Article 21, privacy is not an D absolute right. A law which encroaches upon privacy will have to withstand the touchstone of permissible restrictions on fundamental rights. In the context of Article 21 an invasion … The law must also be valid with reference to the encroachment on life and personal liberty under Article 21. An invasion of life or personal liberty must meet the threefold requirement of (i) legality, which postulates the existence
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Supreme Court of Indiaundefined undefined NaNFull textCited by 1
(2015) 5 SCC 1
case of an internet, it is very easy to invade upon the privacy of any individual and thereby violating his right under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. By its very nature, in the mediums like newspaper
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Supreme Court of India11 Aug 2015Full text
2015 INSC 559 · [2015] 9 S.C.R. 99
existence of "right to privacy". While R. D Rajagopal's case4 held that the "right to privacy" is implicit under Article 21 of the Constitution, PUCL's case held that the "right to privacy" insofar as it pertains … speech is part of fundamental rights under Articles 19(1)(a) and 21 of the EConstitution5 4 Para 9. "Right to privacy is not enumerated as a fundamental right in our Constitution but has been inferred from Article
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Supreme Court of India11 Dec 2013Full text
2013 INSC 823 · [2013] 17 S.C.R. 116
must be read together. The right 8to equality under Article 14 and the right to dignity and privacy under Article 21 are interlinked and must be fulfilled for other rights to be truly effectuated. International law can
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Supreme Court of India11 May 2011Full text
2011 INSC 382 · [2011] 6 S.C.R. 403
writ petition, filed under Article 32, the petitioner is seeking to protect his fundamental right to D privacy under Article 21 of the Constitution of\ India. The petitioner's case is that on the basis of his inforr … Ltd: and other service providers. Such interception of conversation, according to the petitioner, amounts to intrusion on the privacy of the affected people, and is motivated by political ill will and has been G directed only towards those
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Supreme Court of India4 Jul 2011Full text
2011 INSC 434 · [2011] 8 S.C.R. 725
Article 21 - Right to privacy is an integral part of right to life - The rights of citizens, to effectively seek the protection of fundamental rights, under Clause (1) of Article 32 have to be balanced against the rights … citizens and persons under Article 21 - The notion of fundamental rights, such as a right E to privacy as part of right to life, is not merely that the State is enjoined from derogating from them - It also
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Supreme Court of India9 Jun 2017Full text
2017 INSC 478 · [2017] 7 S.C.R. 1
whether Aadhaar card scheme whereby biometric data of an individual is collected violates Right to Privacy and, therefore, is offensive of Article 21 of the Constitution or not is yet to be decided. In the process … the Constitution Bench is also F called upon to decide as to whether Right to Privacy is a part of Article 21 of the Constitution at all. Therefore, no final decision has been taken.[Paras
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Supreme Court of India3 Sep 2013Full text
2013 INSC 587 · [2013] 13 S.C.R. 96
adjudicatory matters that they decide can have serious consequences on various rights including the right to privacy protected under Article 21 of the Constitution
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Supreme Court of India7 Oct 2013Full text
2013 INSC 684 · [2013] 14 S.C.R. 475
for violation of such rights and matters connected therewith, is pending. The right to privacy as a fundamental right emanating from Article 21 of the Constitution of India. Right to privacy is also recognized F as ~ basic human
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Supreme Court of India27 Aug 2014Full text
2014 INSC 568 · [2014] 9 S.C.R. 965
Rajagopa/ alias R.R. Gopal and another v. State of T. N. and others44, right to privacy has been inferred from Article 21. Similarly, in Joginder Kumar v. State of U.P. and others45, inherent rights under Articles 21
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Supreme Court of India23 Feb 2012Full text
2012 INSC 103 · [2012] 4 S.C.R. 971
fundamental C right of the citizen being an integral part of Article 21 of the Constitution of India by this Court. Illegitimate intrusion into privacy of a person is not permissible as right to privacy is implicit
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Supreme Court of India13 Dec 2012Full text
2012 INSC 589 · [2012] 11 S.C.R. 1032
REPORTS [2012) 11 S.C.R. A protected under the Constitution is the right to privacy. This right is enshrined within the spirit of Article 21 of the Constitution. Thus, the right to information has to be balanced with the
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Supreme Court of India17 Jan 2019Full text
2019 INSC 52 · [2019] 1 S.C.R. 371
recording of activities in such places is questioned as excessive, causes unwarranted invasion of privacy and violative of Articles 19(1)(a) and 21. In support, he referred to para 247(3) of K.S. Puttaswamy and Another wherein
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Supreme Court of India15 Feb 2017Full text
2017 INSC 150 · [2017] 1 S.C.R. 945
Hospital 'Z"', the issue arose with regard to right to privacy as implicit in the right to lifeand liberty as guaranteed D to the citizens under Article 21 of the Constitution and the right of another to lead … rights, namely, the appellant's right to privacy as part ofright to life and Ms' Y's right to lead a healthy life which is her fundamental right under Article 21, the right which would advance the public
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Supreme Court of India13 Sep 2012Full text
2012 INSC 392 · [2013] 13 S.C.R. 1
with regard to whom such information is sought. Undue inroad into the right to privacy of an individual which is protected under Article 21 of the0 Constitution of India or any other law in force would not
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Supreme Court of India13 Sep 2012Full text
2012 INSC 392 · [2013] 13 S.C.R. 1
with regard to whom such information is sought. Undue inroad into the right to privacy of an individual which is protected under Article 21 of the0 Constitution of India or any other law in force would not
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Supreme Court of Indiaundefined undefined NaNFull text
(2018) 10 SCC 1
fundamental personal choices. For instance, we can ground physical privacy or privacy relating to the body in Articles 19(1)(d) and (e) read with Article 21; ground personal information privacy under Article 21; and the privacy … choice in Articles 19(1)(a) to (c), 20(3), 21 and 25. The argument based on “privacy” being a vague and nebulous concept need not, therefore, detain us.” 61. Kaul, J., in a separate judgment, also joined
Matched in judgment text
Supreme Court of Indiaundefined undefined NaNFull textCited by 1
(2010) 7 SCC 263
was held that the unauthorised tapping of telephones by police personnel violated the `right to privacy' as contemplated under Article 21. However, it was not stated that telephone-tapping by the police was absolutely prohibited, presumably because the … under a proper legislative mandate that regulates their use. This intended balance between an individual's `right to privacy' and `compelling public interest' has frequently occupied judicial attention. Such a compelling public interest
Matched in judgment text
Supreme Court of India26 Sep 2018Full text
2018 INSC 880 · [2018] 8 S.C.R. 1
fundamental personal choices. For instance, we can ground physical privacy or privacy relating to the body in Articles 19(1)(d) and (e) read with Article 21; ground personal information privacy under Article 21; and the privacy … choice in Articles 19(1)(a) to (c), 20(3), 21 and 25. The argument B based on “privacy” being a vague and nebulous concept need not, therefore, detain
Matched in judgment text
Supreme Court of India13 Nov 2019Full text
2019 INSC 1233 · [2019] 16 S.C.R. 424
liberty under Article 21, privacy is not an D absolute right. A law which encroaches upon privacy will have to withstand the touchstone of permissible restrictions on fundamental rights. In the context of Article 21 an invasion … The law must also be valid with reference to the encroachment on life and personal liberty under Article 21. An invasion of life or personal liberty must meet the threefold requirement of (i) legality, which postulates the existence
Matched in judgment text
Supreme Court of Indiaundefined undefined NaNFull textCited by 1
(2015) 5 SCC 1
case of an internet, it is very easy to invade upon the privacy of any individual and thereby violating his right under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. By its very nature, in the mediums like newspaper
Matched in judgment text
Supreme Court of India11 Aug 2015Full text
2015 INSC 559 · [2015] 9 S.C.R. 99
existence of "right to privacy". While R. D Rajagopal's case4 held that the "right to privacy" is implicit under Article 21 of the Constitution, PUCL's case held that the "right to privacy" insofar as it pertains … speech is part of fundamental rights under Articles 19(1)(a) and 21 of the EConstitution5 4 Para 9. "Right to privacy is not enumerated as a fundamental right in our Constitution but has been inferred from Article
Matched in judgment text
Supreme Court of India11 Dec 2013Full text
2013 INSC 823 · [2013] 17 S.C.R. 116
must be read together. The right 8to equality under Article 14 and the right to dignity and privacy under Article 21 are interlinked and must be fulfilled for other rights to be truly effectuated. International law can
Matched in judgment text
Supreme Court of India11 May 2011Full text
2011 INSC 382 · [2011] 6 S.C.R. 403
writ petition, filed under Article 32, the petitioner is seeking to protect his fundamental right to D privacy under Article 21 of the Constitution of\ India. The petitioner's case is that on the basis of his inforr … Ltd: and other service providers. Such interception of conversation, according to the petitioner, amounts to intrusion on the privacy of the affected people, and is motivated by political ill will and has been G directed only towards those
Matched in judgment text
Supreme Court of India4 Jul 2011Full text
2011 INSC 434 · [2011] 8 S.C.R. 725
Article 21 - Right to privacy is an integral part of right to life - The rights of citizens, to effectively seek the protection of fundamental rights, under Clause (1) of Article 32 have to be balanced against the rights … citizens and persons under Article 21 - The notion of fundamental rights, such as a right E to privacy as part of right to life, is not merely that the State is enjoined from derogating from them - It also
Matched in judgment text
Supreme Court of India9 Jun 2017Full text
2017 INSC 478 · [2017] 7 S.C.R. 1
whether Aadhaar card scheme whereby biometric data of an individual is collected violates Right to Privacy and, therefore, is offensive of Article 21 of the Constitution or not is yet to be decided. In the process … the Constitution Bench is also F called upon to decide as to whether Right to Privacy is a part of Article 21 of the Constitution at all. Therefore, no final decision has been taken.[Paras
Matched in judgment text
Supreme Court of India3 Sep 2013Full text
2013 INSC 587 · [2013] 13 S.C.R. 96
adjudicatory matters that they decide can have serious consequences on various rights including the right to privacy protected under Article 21 of the Constitution
Matched in judgment text
Supreme Court of India7 Oct 2013Full text
2013 INSC 684 · [2013] 14 S.C.R. 475
for violation of such rights and matters connected therewith, is pending. The right to privacy as a fundamental right emanating from Article 21 of the Constitution of India. Right to privacy is also recognized F as ~ basic human
Matched in judgment text
Supreme Court of India27 Aug 2014Full text
2014 INSC 568 · [2014] 9 S.C.R. 965
Rajagopa/ alias R.R. Gopal and another v. State of T. N. and others44, right to privacy has been inferred from Article 21. Similarly, in Joginder Kumar v. State of U.P. and others45, inherent rights under Articles 21
Matched in judgment text
Supreme Court of India23 Feb 2012Full text
2012 INSC 103 · [2012] 4 S.C.R. 971
fundamental C right of the citizen being an integral part of Article 21 of the Constitution of India by this Court. Illegitimate intrusion into privacy of a person is not permissible as right to privacy is implicit
Matched in judgment text
Supreme Court of India13 Dec 2012Full text
2012 INSC 589 · [2012] 11 S.C.R. 1032
REPORTS [2012) 11 S.C.R. A protected under the Constitution is the right to privacy. This right is enshrined within the spirit of Article 21 of the Constitution. Thus, the right to information has to be balanced with the
Matched in judgment text
Supreme Court of India17 Jan 2019Full text
2019 INSC 52 · [2019] 1 S.C.R. 371
recording of activities in such places is questioned as excessive, causes unwarranted invasion of privacy and violative of Articles 19(1)(a) and 21. In support, he referred to para 247(3) of K.S. Puttaswamy and Another wherein
Matched in judgment text
Supreme Court of India15 Feb 2017Full text
2017 INSC 150 · [2017] 1 S.C.R. 945
Hospital 'Z"', the issue arose with regard to right to privacy as implicit in the right to lifeand liberty as guaranteed D to the citizens under Article 21 of the Constitution and the right of another to lead … rights, namely, the appellant's right to privacy as part ofright to life and Ms' Y's right to lead a healthy life which is her fundamental right under Article 21, the right which would advance the public
Matched in judgment text
Supreme Court of India13 Sep 2012Full text
2012 INSC 392 · [2013] 13 S.C.R. 1
with regard to whom such information is sought. Undue inroad into the right to privacy of an individual which is protected under Article 21 of the0 Constitution of India or any other law in force would not
Matched in judgment text
Supreme Court of India13 Sep 2012Full text
2012 INSC 392 · [2013] 13 S.C.R. 1
with regard to whom such information is sought. Undue inroad into the right to privacy of an individual which is protected under Article 21 of the0 Constitution of India or any other law in force would not
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