Puttaswamy v Union of India (2017) | Right to Privacy & the Media Explained

Case 29 of 30 in Law Easy's Media Law series. Justice K. S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India, Supreme Court of India, decided 2017. FACTS The question before a bench of nine judges was whether privacy is a fundamental right under the Constitution, with consequences for how the media reports on people's lives. WHAT THE COURT HELD In 2017 the nine-judge bench held that privacy is a fundamental right, connected to dignity, liberty and autonomy, located in the protection of life and personal liberty and in other freedoms. It did not say that privacy always defeats every other right. For the media, the key distinction is between public interest and what merely interests the public. EXAM POINT A public figure accepts scrutiny of his public role, but not of every private corner of his life. Special care is needed for victims of sexual offences, children and grieving families. PREVIOUS CASE: Life Insurance Corporation of India v. Manubhai D. Shah - https://youtu.be/oxoJisdjn2g NEXT CASE: Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting v. Cricket Association of Bengal - https://youtu.be/0nxxBeXwZWM FULL PLAYLIST (all 30 cases in order): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY-t71WbMh6k COMPLETE LECTURE (all 30 cases, 1 hour 52 minutes): https://youtu.be/8AFvktrLPM4 Made for LL.B. students and for CLAT PG, UGC NET Law and judiciary exam preparation. Subscribe to Law Easy for the full law course. Notes: https://www.thelaweasy.com #MediaLaw #RightToPrivacy #LawEasy