A nine-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India JS Khehar ruled on Thursday that privacy is fundamental right, a judgment that will have a bearing on civil rights as well as Aadhaar. The judgement was unanimous.
The privacy verdict comes two days after the court in a landmark judgment struck down the Islamic divorce practice of instant triple talaq as unconstitutional.
The other members of the bench, assembled at 10.30am, were justice J Chelameswar, justice RK Agarwal, justice SA Bobde, justice AM Sapre, justice RF Nariman, justice DY Chandrachud, justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and justice S Abdul Nazeer.
10:45am: SC rules right to privacy is a guaranteed fundamental right under Article 21. The judgement was unanimous.
10:35am: SC begins to deliver verdict on whether right to privacy is a fundamental right. Justice Chelameshwar starts reading the judgement.
