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In which case did a nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India unanimously recognize privacy as a…

The Court held in Puttaswamy that privacy is protected as part of life and personal liberty under Article 21 and as part of the freedoms guaranteed by Part III.

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In which case did a nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India unanimously recognize privacy as a constitutionally protected right in 2017?

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The Court held in Puttaswamy that privacy is protected as part of life and personal liberty under Article 21 and as part of the freedoms guaranteed by Part III.

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Option A

The Association for Democratic Reforms decision is not the nine-judge privacy decision.

Option B

This is not the case in which the nine-judge bench answered the 2017 privacy reference.

Option C

Navtej Singh Johar was decided in 2018, after the nine-judge privacy ruling.

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The nine-judge bench gave the unanimous privacy ruling in this case on 24 August 2017.

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