UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2024

Under which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India has the Supreme Court of India placed the Right to Privacy?

  1. Article 15
  2. Article 16
  3. Article 19
  4. Article 21

Answer

Correct Answer

Article 21

Explanation

In the 2017 K.S. Puttaswamy judgment, a nine-judge Bench of the Supreme Court recognised the Right to Privacy as a fundamental right protected primarily under Article 21, read together with other fundamental freedoms in Part III. Article 15 prohibits specified forms of discrimination, Article 16 concerns equality of opportunity in public employment, and Article 19 protects specified freedoms. The constitutional basis identified for the Right to Privacy is Article 21.

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