Right to Privacy can be fundamental right with some riders: Govt to SC

Right to privacy could be a fundamental right, but it could not be absolute: SC

The Centre on Wednesday conceded in the Supreme Court that right to privacy may be considered as a fundamental right under the Constitution, but many facets relating to it cannot be put under the fundamental rights category.

The contentious issue as to whether right to privacy was a fundamental right or not was referred to a larger bench in 2015 after the Centre had underlined the issue of two judgements delivered in 1950 and 1962 by the apex court that had held it was not a fundamental right.

Right to privacy could be a fundamental right, but it