Former Karnataka High Court justice Justice KS Puttaswamy. (File)
Justice KS Puttaswamy, erstwhile Karnataka High Court justice and the pb petitioner successful the seminal ‘right to privateness case’, passed distant connected Monday, astatine the property of 98, reported LiveLaw.
Appointed arsenic a justice successful the Karnataka High Court successful 1977, helium served arsenic a justice until his status successful 1986.
Following his retirement, helium concisely served arsenic the vice chairperson of the Central Administrative Tribunal successful Bengaluru.
Justice Puttaswamy famously challenged the law validity of the Aadhar scheme, which led to the Supreme Court recognising the close to privateness nether the cardinal close to beingness nether Article 21 of the Constitution.