{"id":1118,"date":"2026-08-09T18:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/pyq\/right-to-privacy-is-an-intrinsic-part-of-the-right-to-life-upsc-psir-2017-1804\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:23:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:53:57","slug":"right-to-privacy-is-an-intrinsic-part-of-the-right-to-life-upsc-psir-2017-1804","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/right-to-privacy-is-an-intrinsic-part-of-the-right-to-life-upsc-psir-2017-1804\/","title":{"rendered":"Right to privacy is an intrinsic part of the right to life."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>\u2014 how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> no textual basis <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Court reads privacy into Article 21<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Brandeis<\/b> \u201cright to be left alone\u201d <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> privacy as protection of life, autonomy, information<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>recognition came slowly <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> M.P. <i>Sharma \/ Kharak Singh<\/i> deny or limit <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <i>Gobind<\/i> links Articles 19 &amp; 21 <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <i>Naz Foundation<\/i> protects personal space <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <i>Puttaswamy<\/i> (2017) nine-judge unanimous <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> AG\u2019s \u201ccommon law right\u201d plea rejected <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> held intrinsic to Article 21 <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Alok Prasanna Kumar<\/b>\u2019s core elements (autonomy, choice, control over information)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>privacy as mere common-law right vs full constitutional right <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> state may still restrict, but only if lawful, necessary, proportionate<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> privacy gives meaning to life and liberty<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> recognition now settled, yet bounded by proportionality<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[45],"pyq_marks":[38],"pyq_topic":[59],"pyq_paper":[33],"class_list":["post-1118","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-45","pyq_marks-10-marks","pyq_topic-salient-features-of-the-indian-constitution","pyq_paper-paper-1"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4712,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1118\/revisions\/4712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1118"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1118"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1118"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}