Compromising Citizen’s Privacy for National Interest : A Fair Trade Off

Dignity is the core which unites the
fundamental rights because the fundamental
rights seek to achieve for each individual the
dignity of existence. Privacy with its attendant
values assures dignity to the individual and it
is only when life can be enjoyed with dignity
can liberty be of true substance. Says Justice
DY Chandrachud while drafting the judgment
of the Landmark case Justice KS Puttuswamy V.
Union Of India2, uphealing the Right to Privacy
as a Fundamental Right.
Privacy, as pronounced by J. Louis Brandeis
is “the most comprehensive of rights and the
right most valued by civilized men. It has been
hailed as “an integral part of our humanity,”
the “heart of our liberty,” and “the beginning
of all freedom.”3. Although the notion of how
one perceives Privacy varies from individual
to individual, generally it means keeping such
things secluded, which count in the domain of
intimate in people’s respective perspectives.
Thus to a higher note of accuracy Privacy
may be defined as “the ability to seclude
some information from others and selectively
showcasing relevant details to the world,
subject to national and international rules and
requirements, which goes without mentioning
is not arbitrary and vital for nation in real
sense.”