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14 of 21|Foundation of Privacy & DPDPA
reading 20 min•Privacy in India
Landmark Cases
🎯 Learning Objectives
- ▸ Identify landmark privacy cases in India
- ▸ Analyze judicial reasoning in key cases
Key Privacy Cases
Several landmark cases have contributed to the development of privacy law in India, establishing important principles and precedents.
Important Cases
- • M.P. Sharma v. Satish Chandra (1954)
- • Kharak Singh v. State of U.P. (1964)
- • Gobind v. State of M.P. (1975)
- • Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India (1978)
- • K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India (2017)
⚠️ Warning
These cases represent a journey from the initial denial of privacy as a fundamental right to its unequivocal recognition.