UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2018

Right to Privacy is protected as an intrinsic part of Right to Life and Personal Liberty. Which of the following in the Constitution of India correctly and appropriately imply the above statement?

  1. Article 14 and the provisions under the 42nd Amendment to the Constitution
  2. Article 17 and the Directive Principles of State Policy in Part IV
  3. Article 21 and the freedoms guaranteed in Part III
  4. Article 24 and the provisions under the 44th Amendment to the Constitution

Answer

Correct Answer

Article 21 and the freedoms guaranteed in Part III

Explanation

In Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India (2017), the Supreme Court held that the right to privacy is protected under Article 21 and the freedoms guaranteed in Part III.

Topics: fundamental rights, polity, right to life and personal liberty, right to privacy (article 21)