Q. Consider the following statements:
1.A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras case recognized the Right to Privacy as a Fundamental Right in India.
2.The Right to Privacy includes right to make personal decisions.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanations –
Statement 1 is incorrect. K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India recognized the Right to Privacy as a Fundamental Right in India.
Statement 2 is correct. In the landmark judgment Justice K.S. Puttaswamy vs Union of India (2017), the Supreme Court explicitly recognized privacy as a fundamental right under Article 21, encompassing personal autonomy and decision-making about one’s life choices.
Source: The Hindu
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