Right to Privacy: Four cases that may come up for review

Both these cases have significant social and privacy concerns

The recent judgment by a nine-judge Supreme Court (SC) bench that declared the ‘right to privacy’ as a natural, inherent and inalienable fundamental right under Part III of the Constitution has paved the way for a new approach towards pending privacy matters, besides opening the doors to a swathe of reviews on previously decided cases. 

Experts believe the privacy verdict marks a significant pillar in India's democratic journey and will usher in a new era of constitutional jurisprudence, in line with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966). The judgment lays