Supreme Court of India
Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (retd.) &another v. Union of India & Others
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We are of the view that the balance of interest would be best served, till the matter is finally decided by a larger Bench if the Union of India or the UIDA E proceed in the following manner:-.
Judgment, page 13
From the headnote
Constitution of India, 1950-Art.21- Right to privacy- c Aadhaar Card Scheme - Collection of biometric data - Writ petition on the ground that the very collection of biometric data for the "Aadhar Card Scheme" is violative of the "right to privacy" u/Art.21 - Plea that in view of judgments of larger benches of Supreme Court in M.P. Sharma and Kharak Singh, the legal position regarding the existence of the fundamental right to privacy is doubtful - Held: The cases on hand raise far reaching questions of importance involving interpretation of the Constitution - At the same time, the
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- 2024 Saroj & Ors. v. Iffco-tokio General Insurance Co. & Ors.
- 2024 IN RE : SECTION 6A OF THE CITIZENSHIP ACT 1955 versus
- 2024 Sukanya Shantha v. Union of India & Ors.
- 2024 Arvind Kejriwal v. Directorate of Enforcement
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