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| Indians have right to privacy, Supreme Court rules | Indians have right to privacy, Supreme Court rules |
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| India's Supreme Court has ruled that citizens have a fundamental right to privacy, in a landmark judgement. | India's Supreme Court has ruled that citizens have a fundamental right to privacy, in a landmark judgement. |
| The nine-judge bench ruled that the right to privacy "is protected as an intrinsic part of Article 21 that protects life and liberty". | |
| The verdict came in response to privacy concerns over a controversial government biometric ID card scheme. | The verdict came in response to privacy concerns over a controversial government biometric ID card scheme. |
| Rights groups are concerned personal data could be misused. The authorities want registration to be compulsory. | Rights groups are concerned personal data could be misused. The authorities want registration to be compulsory. |
| The verdict overturns two previous rulings by the top court which said that privacy was not a fundamental right. | |
| Speaking to reporters outside court, lawyer Prashant Bhushan, who represented the petitioners, described the ruling as historic. | |
| He said that a smaller bench would now look into the validity of the Aadhaar scheme. |