In this episode, Shashank Venkat and PreranaReddy discuss the Central Government’s powers under the Digital Personal DataProtection Act, 2023 to require mandatory furnishing of information. Theyexamine the legal grounds for such requests, possible overlaps with protocolsestablished under other laws, implications for intermediaries, non-disclosure directions,and the power to block access to data basis a “in interest of the general public”standard.

In this episode, Aaron Kamath, Lead – Tech, Digital & Commercial Law Practice, and Uttara Jhaveri, Member – Technology Law and Life Sciences & Healthcare Law Practice, unpack the provisions related to the Data Protection Board under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. They explain the composition and functions of the Board, the framework for imposing penalties, and the appeal process before the TDSAT, offering listeners a clear understanding of enforcement mechanisms and available remedies within India’s data protection regime.

In this episode, UttaraJhaveri and Sanjana Shrivastav examine the personal data retention and erasureframework under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. They explainhow long a data fiduciary can retain personal data, when erasure is required,minimum retention periods, extended timelines for e-commerce platforms, onlinegaming intermediaries and social media intermediaries, and the obligation toprovide notice to the data principal prior to erasure of personal data.