Data Protection Laws — Legal Precedents

Legal Precedents

Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors.

2017

This unanimous nine-judge bench decision of the Supreme Court established privacy as a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution, overturning the earlier ADM Jabalpur…

WhatsApp LLC v. Union of India

2021

The Delhi High Court's decision addressed WhatsApp's privacy policy changes and their compliance with Indian data protection requirements. The case highlighted the…

Unique Identification Authority of India v. Central Information Commission

2013

The Supreme Court's decision in this case, along with subsequent Aadhaar-related judgments, established important principles about government data collection and processing. The…