New Delhi: After passing a landmark judgement declaring Triple Talaq unconstitutional on Aug. 22, the Supreme Court delivered yet another judgement this morning upholding the Right to Privacy as “a Fundamental Right.”
A nine-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice J.S. Khehar unanimously ruled that “Right to privacy is an intrinsic part of Right to Life and Personal Liberty under Article 21”. The ruling on the highly contentious issue was to deal with a batch of petitions challenging the Centre’s move to make Aadhaar mandatory for availing of the benefits of various social welfare schemes.
