The Supreme Court ruled, Right to privacy as a Fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution, after the panel of nine judges upholds the right on Thursday.
The bench finds that the right to privacy is an “essential part of life and personal liberty”, Bar and Bench reported. It was a undisputed decision by the nine-judge bench.
The bench comprised of Chief Justice of India JS Khehar and justices DY Chandrachud, J Chelameswar, Rohinton Nariman, RK Agrawal, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, SA Bobde, S Abdul Nazeer and AM Sapre.
In this case, Article 21 guarantees that no individual can be deprived of his life or personal liberty, except according to procedure established by law.
The Supreme Court’s verdict is likely to determine whether Aadhaar can be made compulsory for opening government schemes. The question of whether Aadhaar violates this fundamental right is now likely to be taken up by a five-judge Constitution bench.
