Citation: (2017) 10 SCC 1 · Supreme Court of India · 9-Judge Constitution Bench
A unanimous nine-judge bench declared that the Right to Privacy is a Fundamental Right protected under Article 21 and as a part of the freedoms guaranteed by Part III of the Constitution.
Privacy is a fundamental right. The State can intrude only through a just, fair and reasonable law that meets the tests of legality, necessity and proportionality.