India's top court identifies right to privacy as fundamental right

In a landmark judgment, India's Supreme Court has held that the right to privacy is a fundamental right of all citizens.

This verdict was delivered in connection with a challenge to India's mass biometric scheme known as Aadhar. This involves people getting their irises scanned, their fingerprints registered and also sees their addresses, phone numbers and bank details on record with the government.

Our India correspondent Neha Poonia reports.

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