Justice KS Puttaswamy, petitioner in landmark right to privacy case, passes away at 98
Bengaluru: Justice KS Puttaswamy, former Karnataka High Court judge and lead petitioner in the historic right to privacy case, passed away at 98 at his residence in Bengaluru. A prominent legal figure, he was instrumental in establishing the right to privacy as a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution through his petition before the Supreme Court.
Enrolled as an advocate in 1952, Justice Puttaswamy was appointed as a judge of the Karnataka High Court in 1977 and served until his retirement in 1986. He later took on the role of vice chairperson at the Central Administrative Tribunal in Bengaluru.
In 2012, Justice Puttaswamy challenged the constitutionality of the Aadhaar scheme, which ultimately led the Supreme Court to uphold the scheme but affirm that the right to privacy is protected as a fundamental right under Article 21.
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RR beat RCB by six wickets in IPL
Guwahati (PTI): Blistering fifties by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel powered Rajasthan Royals to a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Friday.
Sent in to bat, RCB rode on a fighting half-century by skipper Rajat Patidar (63) to post 201 for 8.
Virat Kohli (32), Romario Shepherd (22) and Venkatesh Iyer (29) also chipped in with useful contributions.
In reply, Sooryavanshi (78 off 26 balls) and Dhruv Jurel (81 not out off 43 balls) shared a 37-ball 108-run partnership for the second wicket to set the platform. Krunal Pandya (2/30) tried to bring them back with back-to-back wickets.
But Jurel, in the company of Ravindra Jadeja (24), completed the task with another 68-run stand, with two overs to spare.
For RR, Jofra Archer (2/33), Ravi Bishnoi (2/32) and Brijesh Sharma (2/37) took two wickets.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 201 for 8 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 63; Jofra Archer 2/33, Ravi Bishnoi 2/32, Brijesh Sharma 2/37).
Rajasthan Royals: 202 for 4 in 18 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 78, Dhruv Jurel 80 not out; Krunal Pandya 2/30, Josh Hazlewood 2/44).
