Who among the following headed the nine-judge constitutional bench that declared the right to privacy as a fundamental right?

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SSC CHSL Previous Paper 97 (Held On: 15 Oct 2020 Shift 2)

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The correct answer is JS Khehar.

Important Points

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.

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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.