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 ?
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Answer: C. In Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India (2017), the Supreme Court held that privacy is protected as an intrinsic part of the right to life and personal liberty under Article 21 and as part of the freedoms in Part III. So option C.
Watch for: Students may link the 44th Amendment to personal liberty, but privacy rests on Article 21.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because Article 14 is about equality, and the 42nd Amendment is unrelated.
- B. Wrong because Article 17 abolishes untouchability and DPSPs are not enforceable rights.
- D. Wrong because Article 24 bans child labour in hazardous work.
Source to check: Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India, (2017) 10 SCC 1; Constitution of India, Article 21
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