Writ Petition (Civil) · Supreme Court of India
Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
| Case number | Writ Petition (Civil) No. 494 of 2012 |
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| Citation | (2017) 10 SCC 1 |
| Date of judgment | 24 Aug 2017 |
| Petitioner / Appellant | Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) & Anr. |
| Respondent | Union of India & Ors. |
Holding
A nine-judge bench unanimously held that the right to privacy is a fundamental right protected under Article 21 and as part of the freedoms guaranteed by Part III of the Constitution, overruling the earlier decisions in M.P. Sharma and Kharak Singh to the extent they held to the contrary.