Case Name : Justice KS Puttaswamy (Retd.) and Anr. vs Union of India and Ors Case Reference: (2017) 10 SCR 569 : (2017) 10 SCC 1 Neutral Citation: Case Number: WP (C) 494/2012 Court: Supreme Court Bench: 09 Coram: Chief Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, J Chelameswar, SA Bobde, RK Agrawal, RF Nariman, Abhay Manohar Sapre, Dr DY Chandrachud, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, S Abdul Nazeer Date: 24.08.2017
incomplete Right to privacy is a constitutionally protected right Not an absolute right If right is interfered by State; then a claim for violation of fundamental right would lie If the interference is by a non-State actor, an action at common law would lie in an ordinary court
Test of popular acceptance impermissible to determine whether something is a constitutional right
Constitution is a living document
Life under Article 21 is not mere animal existence
Justification for restriction of rights (Paras 179-180) Existence of law Necessity of law - legitimate state aim Proportionality of restriction; whether proportional to the object and needs sought to be fulfilled by the law
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See also: Constitution, Article 12 Constitution - Article 14 Constitution - Article 19 Constitution - Article 25
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