Judgement will pave way for securing our rights: Sitaram Yechury

Former Rajya Sabha MP, Yechury, tweeted to say: "We have been opposed to mandatory Aadhaar, data misuse by foreign tech corporates. This judgement will pave the way for securing our rights."

In a landmark judgement passed by the Supreme Court on Thursday, the Right to Privacy has been declared to come under the Right to Life and Liberty guaranteed under Article 21 by the constitution.

The Supreme Court declared privacy as a fundamental right of all citizens of India.

In an early tweet, Yechury said: "A far-reaching judgement which will have consequences in various domains, as technology is playing a greater role in our day-to-day lives."

The apex court has overruled earlier judgement passed against the Right to Privacy in the years 1954 and 1962.

The nine-judge bench unanimously passed the verdict.

The judges bench included Chief Justice JS Khehar, J Chlameswar, SA Bobde, RK Agarwal, RF Nariman, AM Sapre, DY Chandrachud, SK Kaul and S Abdul Nazeer.

However, the question on the legality of the Adhaar Card still persists which will be decided by a smaller bench on the basis of Thursday'sjudgement on Right to Privacy.

The legality of Adhaar Card has been put to question, particularly after Thursday's judgement, as it accesses biometric details of individuals. Already crores of Indians have acquired Adhaar cards.

The legal battle regarding Right to Privacy was initiated following the previous government's (UPA government) decision to introduce Adhaar Card.

Reacting to the SC's judgement, former law minister, Aswani Kumar, told NDTV: "I am delightful. Right to Privacy is inherent to all individuals. I am proud of the Supreme Court. They kept faith with the constitutional morality and aspirations of people of India. Only logical conclusion was there to declare the Right to Privacy as a fundamental right."

Image: Official Facebook page of Sitaram Yechury.