UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2021

'Right to Privacy' is protected under which Article of the Constitution of India?

  1. Article 15
  2. Article 19
  3. Article 21
  4. Article 29

Answer

Correct Answer

Article 21

Explanation

In Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India (2017), the Supreme Court held that the right to privacy is an intrinsic part of the right to life and personal liberty under Article 21.

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