FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -The right to privacy is also recognized as a basic human rights under Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Act, 1948, which state as follows: “No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attack upon his honour and reputation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Privacy is a fundamental right, essential to autonomy and the protection of human dignity, serving as the foundation upon which many other human rights are built. In modern society, the deliberation around privacy is a debate about modern freedoms.

Detailed explanation-3: -In a historic decision delivered on August 24th 2017, the Bench unanimously recognised a fundamental right to privacy of every individual guaranteed by the Constitution, within Article 21 in particular and Part III on the whole. The decisions in M.P. Sharma and Kharak Singh were overruled.

Detailed explanation-4: -Exactly five years ago, on this date, the right to privacy was recognised as an intrinsic part of freedom and liberty duly protected by Article 21 of the Constitution by the nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court in Justice K S Puttaswamy(Retd.), & Anr v UOI& Ors(2017) (’Privacy judgment’).

Detailed explanation-5: -It is now a settled position that right to life and liberty under article 21 includes right to privacy. Right to privacy is ‘a right to be let alone’. A citizen has a right to safeguard the privacy of his own, his family, marriage, procreation, motherhood, child-bearing and education among other matters.