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+{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(privacy, Puttaswamy, Article 21, DPDP)
+metatag-description=(Privacy is a fundamental right; intersects with §81j RTI.)
+metatag-title=(Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India — 2017 — RTI case law)}}
+====== Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India ======
+**Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India** (Supreme Court of India (Constitution Bench), 2017-08-24) //(2017) 10 SCC 1// is a ruling on the Right to Information Act, 2005 — Section Article 21. Privacy is a fundamental right; intersects with §8(1)(j) RTI. Right to privacy is a fundamental right protected as an intrinsic part of right to life and personal liberty under Article 21.
+===== Holding =====
+Privacy is a fundamental right; intersects with §8(1)(j) RTI.
+===== Ratio =====
+Right to privacy is a fundamental right protected as an intrinsic part of right to life and personal liberty under Article 21. Includes informational privacy. Provides the constitutional anchor for §8(1)(j) RTI balancing post-DPDP 2023.
+===== Section(s) applied =====
+  * Section Article 21
+===== Practitioner takeaway =====
+Privacy fundamental right; informational privacy; foundational for RTI personal-info balancing.
+===== Citation =====
+  * **Citation:** (2017) 10 SCC 1
+  * **Court:** Supreme Court of India (Constitution Bench)
+  * **Date:** 2017-08-24
+  * **Outcome:** disposed
+  * **Reporter / Cause-list:** (2017) 10 SCC 1
+===== Related =====
+  * [[:cases:search|RTI Case-Law Search — full corpus]]
+  * [[:pio-faa-knowledge-base|PIO/FAA Knowledge Base]]
+  * [[:pio-supreme-court-rulings|10 landmark Supreme Court RTI rulings]]
+  * [[:pio-high-court-rulings|High Court RTI rulings]]
+  * [[:landmark-cic-decisions|Landmark CIC decisions]]
+  * [[:act|RTI Act, 2005 — full text]]
+//Last reviewed: 23 April 2026.// {{tag>rti case-law cases sc 2017}}

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