After the Puttaswamy judgment (2017) recognizing right to privacy as a fundamental right, the Suprem…

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After the Puttaswamy judgment (2017) recognizing right to privacy as a fundamental right, the Supreme Court has used this principle to strike down or modify laws affecting digital privacy, reproductive rights, and sexual orientation.

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Puttaswamy v. Union of India (2017): 9-judge bench unanimously held right to privacy is intrinsic to life and liberty under Article 21; also part of freedoms under Article 19 and equality under Article 14. Post-Puttaswamy applications: (a) Aadhaar case (2018): Struck down mandatory linking of Aadhaar with bank accounts/mobile numbers, (b) Navtej Singh Johar (2018): Decriminalized consensual homosexuality, (c) Joseph Shine (2018): Struck down adultery law, (d) Puttaswamy (Aadhaar review, 2023): Reaffirmed privacy safeguards. Privacy now central to fundamental rights jurisprudence.

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After the Puttaswamy judgment (2017) recognizing right to privacy as a fundamental right, the Supreme Court has used this principle to strike down or modify laws affecting digital privacy, reproductive rights, and sexual orientation.