In the Justice K.S. Puttaswamy judgment, the Supreme Court held that the Right to Privacy is protected as an intrinsic part of which constitutional provisions?

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C. Article 21 and the freedoms guaranteed under Part III. In the Puttaswamy judgment, the Supreme Court unanimously held that the Right to Privacy is protected as an intrinsic part of the Right to Life and Personal Liberty under Article 21, and as part of the freedoms guaranteed by Part III of the Constitution more broadly, elevating it to the status of a fundamental right. Article 19 alone, the Directive Principles alone, and the Ninth Schedule each capture only a narrower or unrelated slice of constitutional protection, none of which matches what the judgment actually grounded privacy in, ruling out the other options. Hence option C is correct.

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A. Article 19 alone

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B. The Directive Principles of State Policy alone

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C. Article 21 and the freedoms guaranteed under Part III

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D. The Ninth Schedule