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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

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?

(a)

Article 14 and the provisions under the 42nd Amendment to the Constitution

(b)

Article 17 and the Directive Principles of State Policy in Part IV

(c)

Article 21 and the freedoms guaranteed in Part III

(d)

Article 24 and the provisions under the 44th Amendment to the Constitution

Answer:

(c)

Easy

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Explanation

Privacy is a constitutionally protected right which emerges primarily from the guarantee of life and personal liberty in Article 21 of the Constitution. Elements of privacy also arise in varying contexts from the other facets of freedom and dignity recognized and guaranteed by the fundamental rights contained in Part III. Why asked this year? Supreme Court judgment on Right to Privacy in 2017