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FULL TEXT: The Supreme Court Judgment That Made Privacy A Fundamental Right

FULL TEXT: The Supreme Court Judgment That Made Privacy A Fundamental Right
File photo of Chief Justice of India Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar.
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File photo of Chief Justice of India Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar.

A nine-judge constitutional bench said in a 547-page judgment on Thursday that privacy was a fundamental right under the Indian constitution. This historic judgement served as the first step in the Supreme Court's judgement on the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar, which is due soon. Read the full text below:

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