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Right To Privacy Is Fundamental Right Under Constitution, Declares Supreme Court:Highlights
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Updated : August 25, 2017 8:48 am IST
Petitioners say that enforcing the use of Aadhaar is an infringement of privacy
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today pronounced that individual privacy is a fundamental right protected by the Constitution. The ruling was delivered by a rare nine-member bench and is based on an array of petitions that challenge the mandatory use of Aadhaar cards which assign a unique 12-digit ID to every citizen. The ruling on the highly contentious issue was to deal with a batch of petitions challenging the Centre's move to make Aadhaar mandatory for availing the benefits of various social welfare schemes. Petitioners say that enforcing the use of Aadhaar is an infringement of privacy. The government has heralded the Right to privacy verdict saying judgment by a nine-member bench affirms the government's position.
Aug 25, 2017 00:47 (IST)
'Opposed Privacy As Fundamental Right': Mukul Rohatgi Contradicts Centre
Former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi told NDTV that he had argued before the top court against treating privacy as a fundamental right. Mr Rohatgi, who had represented the government in the top court till June this year, said the government had argued before the top court that privacy "is not a fundamental right but a regular common law right".
Former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi told NDTV that he had argued before the top court against treating privacy as a fundamental right. Mr Rohatgi, who had represented the government in the top court till June this year, said the government had argued before the top court that privacy "is not a fundamental right but a regular common law right".
Aug 24, 2017 21:01 (IST)
Government clearly stated that it considers Right To Privacy as fundamental right: Ravi Shankar Prasad to NDTV
Aug 24, 2017 20:43 (IST)
BJP chief Amit Shah says Congress engaging in false show of jubilation and vindication over Supreme Court's right to privacy judgement.
Aug 24, 2017 18:07 (IST)
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Originally when the Constitution was framed, Article 21 says, and it still reads - No person shall be deprived of his life and liberty without procedure established by the law" : Arun Jaitley
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Aug 24, 2017 17:57 (IST)
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley speaks on Supreme Court verdict on Right to Privacy
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Supreme Court judgement on "Fundamental right to privacy" strikes a blow on the unbridled encroachment and surveillance by the state: Sonia Gandhi
Here's her full statement:
Here's her full statement:
Aug 24, 2017 17:36 (IST)
In case you missed it, here's the Law Minister's statement on Right to Privacy verdict
Aug 24, 2017 17:32 (IST)
When A Son Overruled His Father's Judgement
Among the nine judges who gave Right to privacy verdict today, is one who overruled a past judgement by his father, calling it "seriously flawed".
During the 1975 Emergency, when fundamental rights were suspended by the Indira Gandhi-led Congress government, a five-judge Supreme Court bench backed it. The bench included Justice YV Chandrachud.
Today, overturning that ruling, Justice Chandrachud's son DY Chandrachud, wrote: "The judgements rendered by four judges are flawed. Life and personal liberty are inalienable to human rights. No civilised state can contemplate encroachment on life and personal liberty."
Among the nine judges who gave Right to privacy verdict today, is one who overruled a past judgement by his father, calling it "seriously flawed".
During the 1975 Emergency, when fundamental rights were suspended by the Indira Gandhi-led Congress government, a five-judge Supreme Court bench backed it. The bench included Justice YV Chandrachud.
Today, overturning that ruling, Justice Chandrachud's son DY Chandrachud, wrote: "The judgements rendered by four judges are flawed. Life and personal liberty are inalienable to human rights. No civilised state can contemplate encroachment on life and personal liberty."
Aug 24, 2017 17:18 (IST)
Congress Parliamentarian hails Right to Privacy
Aug 24, 2017 17:14 (IST)
Youth Congress welcomes the Right To Privacy Verdict
Aug 24, 2017 16:46 (IST)
Welcome Court Ruling But Privacy Not Absolute Right, Says Government
The government welcomes the Supreme Court's judgement on privacy, said union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today in the first government response to what is seen as a massive setback for it. A nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court unanimously ruled this morning that individual privacy is a fundamental right; the government had argued in court that the constitution does not guarantee individual privacy as an inalienable fundamental right.
Ravi Shankar Prasad, however, said the government's view is consistent that right to privacy should be fundamental. He said the "essence of today's judgment" validated what Arun Jaitley, then Law Minister, had told Parliament in 2016. "Much before the creation of the nine-judge bench, the government, while moving the Aadhaar Act had clearly acknowledged that Right to Privacy is fundamental, flowing from Article 21," the minister said.
Aug 24, 2017 14:57 (IST)
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What Judges Said In Verdict On Right To Privacy: 5 Quotes
A bench of nine judges delivered the unanimous verdict today.
Aug 24, 2017 14:46 (IST)
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In Supreme Court's Right To Privacy Judgment, A Touch of Rainbow
The Supreme Court judgment had come as a severe blow to the gay community, especially after the Delhi High Court, four years before, had decriminalised homosexual sex between consenting adults, bringing it out of the ambit of Section 377.
The Supreme Court judgment had come as a severe blow to the gay community, especially after the Delhi High Court, four years before, had decriminalised homosexual sex between consenting adults, bringing it out of the ambit of Section 377.
Aug 24, 2017 14:27 (IST)
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Supreme Court verdict 'progressive', privacy 'a basic right': Soli Sorabjee
Jurists and senior advocates have welcomed the top court's verdict, terming it as "progressive" and "a basic right".
They, however, said the verdict's impact on Aadhaar scheme can be assessed once the full judgement and reasons given by the court are examined.
Lauding the unanimous verdict of the nine-judge bench, senior advocate Soli Sorabjee said it showed the "good approach" of the Supreme Court which does not hesitate in over-ruling its previous judgements. "It is a very progressive judgement and protects the fundamental rights of the people. Privacy is a basic right which is inherent in every individual," the former Attorney General told news agency PTI.
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