Puttaswamy (Privacy) Case

Supreme Court of India(2017) 10 SCC 1

Bench: 9-judge bench: Khehar CJ, Chelameswar J, Bobde J, Chandrachud J, Nariman J, Sapre J, Lalit J, Goel J, Kaul J

Privacy is a fundamental right protected by Article 21. It is intrinsic to life and liberty. The earlier judgments in M.P. Sharma and Kharak Singh were overruled to the extent they held privacy is not a fundamental right. Privacy encompasses the right to make personal choices including sexual orientation, bodily integrity, and informational privacy.