Is privacy a fundamental right? Aadhar validity hinges on SC decision
July 18, 2017  14:36
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday referred to a nine-judge constitution bench the question whether right to privacy is a fundamental right on which hinges the challenge to the validity of the Aadhaar scheme.

Referring the matter to the larger bench, a five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar said that hearing in the matter will commence on Wednesday.

Justice Khehar said the bench will decide "whether there is no right of privacy in the Indian Constitution'.

The apex court said that the nine-judge bench will also examine the correctness of the position taken by a eight-judge bench in 1954, and subsequently by a six-judge bench in 1962.

The court said both in 1954 and 1962, the benches had held that privacy is a not a fundamental right. However, after the mid-1970s, benches of two and three -judges had consistently taken the position that privacy is a fundamental right. -- PTI
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