Right to Privacy in India

This article extensively covers the origin of the right to privacy as a fundamental right. It discusses the current legal developments that have made the right to privacy a fundamental right. The article discusses the various international treaties that recognise privacy as a basic human right. It sheds light on how privacy was dealt with before it was guaranteed the status of fundamental rights. The article further deals with the judicial pronouncements of the Indian courts that have recognised privacy as a fundamental right. It discusses the right to be forgotten as a facet of privacy rights.Therefore i chose this topic as it highlights the importance of right to privacy in our country.