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Supreme Court to Review Controversial Digital Personal Data Protection Act
The Supreme Court will review amendments that grant the government data requisition powers and remove public interest disclosure exceptions, impacting transparency and privacy rights.
- On Monday, the Supreme Court of India, New Delhi, agreed to examine pleas challenging the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, and issued notice to the Centre.
- The petitioners argued the law's 'fiduciary' clauses let the central government requisition data and challenged Section 44 of the DPDP Act amending Section 8 of the RTI Act.
- The court referred three petitions to a larger bench, including filings by Venkatesh Nayak for The Reporters Collective, journalist Nitin Sethi, and the National Campaign for People's Right to Information, while Vrinda Grover argued the amendments were excessive and Prashant Bhushan cited the Subhash Agarwal judgment.
- The court scheduled a March hearing, refusing an interim stay so contested provisions remain operative while petitioners say they undermine citizens' right to information relied on by journalists and transparency activists.
- The bench described the matter as 'complex and sensitive' involving balancing the Right to Information and the Right to Privacy, saying it must 'iron out the creases' about personal information disclosure.
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No question of stay on RTI amendments, says SC, issues notice to Centre on pleas challenging data protection law
The Supreme Court declined to temporarily pause amendments to the RTI Act linked to the DPDP Act, emphasizing the need to evaluate rights balance. Chief Justice Surya Kant stressed the complexities of competing rights in the ongoing legal debate.
Supreme Court issues notice to Centre on pleas challenging certain provisions of data protection law
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of several provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023. However, the Supreme Court refused to grant an interim stay on the impugned provisions, saying "by an interim order, it will not thwart a regime introduced by Parliament unless we hear the case." While hearing the matter, a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant …
Times of India
The Economic TimesSupreme Court issues notice to Centre on plea challenging 2023 data protection law
India data protection law: The plea, moved by The Reporters' Collective and renowned journalist Nitin Sethi, argues that the new data regime severely dilutes the Right to Information (RTI) Act and grants the Centre "sweeping powers" over personal data.
The New Indian Express
The Siasat DailySC issues notice to Centre on plea challenging 2023 data protection law
The top court, however, refused to grant an interim stay on the impugned provisions, saying "by an interim order, it will not thwart a regime introduced by Parl
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