Puttaswamy v. Union of India

Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) & Anr. vs. Union of India & Ors. (2017), commonly known as the Right to Privacy verdict, was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of India, which held that the right to privacy is protected as a fundamental right under Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India. The original petitioner Justice K.S. Puttaswamy was a former judge of the Karnataka High Court.