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13 of 21|Foundation of Privacy & DPDPA
video 25 min•Privacy in India
Puttaswamy Judgment
🎯 Learning Objectives
- ▸ Analyze the Puttaswamy judgment
- ▸ Understand the legal reasoning of the Court
The Puttaswamy Decision
The Supreme Court in K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India delivered a landmark judgment recognizing privacy as a fundamental right under the Constitution.
Key Holdings
- • Privacy is a fundamental right under Article 21
- • Privacy is intrinsic to human dignity and autonomy
- • The right to privacy is not absolute
- • Privacy has both horizontal and vertical application
- • Data protection legislation is essential
The judgment established a three-pronged test: (i) legality, (ii) necessity, and (iii) proportionality.