SME Times News Bureau | 24 Aug, 2017
The Supreme Court on Thursday held that the right to privacy is a fundamental right and is an integral part of the right to life and liberty.
The ruling by a nine-judge bench headed by Chief Justice J.S. Khehar will have a bearing on the challenge to the validity of the Aadhaar scheme on the grounds of its violating the right to privacy.
Supreme Court said Right to Privacy is intrinsic to Right to Life granted under Article 21 of the Constitution.
However, the bench has not ruled on the validity of sharing information under Aadhaar today.
A five-judge bench of the apex court will test the validity of Aadhaar from the aspect of privacy as a Fundamental Right.
