Private and Public Relationships — Landmark Cases

Landmark Cases

Justice K.S. Puttaswamy vs Union of India

2017

This landmark nine-judge bench decision established privacy as a fundamental right under Article 21, fundamentally altering the private-public ethics landscape. The judgment…

Common Cause vs Union of India

2018

The living will judgment recognized individual autonomy in private medical decisions while acknowledging legitimate state interests in protecting life. This case demonstrates how…

Navtej Singh Johar vs Union of India

2018

The judgment decriminalizing homosexuality emphasized the importance of private autonomy in intimate relationships while maintaining that professional conduct standards remain…