Question

Who among the following headed the nine-judge constitutional bench that declared the right to privacy as a fundamental right? 
1. JS Khehar
2. Dipak Misra
3. HJ Kania
4. TS Thakur

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : JS Khehar

The correct answer is JS Khehar.

• JS Khehar headed the nine-judge constitutional bench that declared the right to privacy as a fundamental right.
• Protected under the constitution of India on 24 August 2017, the Supreme Court of India made a historic judgment and declared the right to privacy as a fundamental right.
• Jagdish Singh Khehar was the former and 44th Chief Justice of India. He was appointed as the CJI in the year 2017.

• The present Chief Justice of India is N.V Ramana(May 2021). He took the office of Chief Justice of India and become the 48th CJI of India.
• Justice Dipak Misra was the former and 45th Chief Justice of India. He played an important role in legalizing gay sex and in the removal of section 377.
• H. J. Kania served as the first Chief Justice of India from the year of 1950 to 1951.