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Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Aadhaar) (2017)

15 June 2017 · Judgments · Landmark judgments · Supreme Court

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Citation: (2019) 1 SCC 1 · Court: Supreme Court of India · Year: 2017

Case title

Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Aadhaar)

Facts

Aadhaar Act and mandatory linkage challenges on privacy/proportionality grounds.

Judgment / holding

Upheld Aadhaar with exclusions (e.g., private mandatory use struck); proportionality toolkit for data harms.

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