Right to privacy is intrinsic to life and personal liberty and is inherently protected under Article 21 of the constitution. Explain. In this reference discuss the law relating to D.N.A. testing of child in the womb to establish its paternity.
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- K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India
Puttaswamy is the authority for privacy being intrinsic to Article 21, which the question asks you to apply to DNA testing.
- Justice B.N. Srikrishna Committee
The committee was set up in 2017 alongside the Puttaswamy privacy litigation; its report turns Article 21 privacy into a data protection framework.