The PIL has been filed by advocate Chandresh Jain challenging Sections 17,18,19,20, 21, 23, 29, 33, 34, 36, 37 and 44 of the DPDP Act, 2023 read with Rules 17-23 of the DPDP Rules, 2025. He has also challenged the schedule to the Act, which prescribes penalties for violation of the Act’s provisions.
According to Jain, these provisions go against citizens’ rights under Articles 14, 19, and 21 of the Constitution.
As per the petition, Section 17 allows broad government exemptions from core data protection obligations. Sections 18 to 21 establish the Data Protection Board and define its powers and functioning. The petitioner argues that the board is entirely controlled by the…