Protection of Life and Personal Liberty- Article 21 of the Constitution
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• Right to life and personal liberty under Article 21, privacy is not an absolute right.
• Privacy has both positive and negative content.
The negative content restrains the state from committing an intrusion upon the life and personal liberty of a citizen.
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Its positive content imposes an obligation on the state to take all necessary measures to protect the privacy of the individual.