Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

While the Supreme Court is hearing the petitions  on challenging DPDPA (where FDPPI has filed an  intervention petition to oppose the Challenge  and defend DPDPA), NHRC has issued notices to the Government on why action has not been initiated on … Continue reading →

The petitions filed on March 12th including the one which has asked for the scrapping of  DPDPA and DPDPA Rules came up for hearing on 23rd March 2026 at the Supreme Court. The Union of India which had been asked … Continue reading →

While most of us are happy that Data Processors are not covered directly under DPDPA,  if some of the data processor really wants to enhance its trust with their clients and create a competitive edge. DGPSI-Data Processor is  a framework … Continue reading →

The Foundation of Data Protection Professionals in India (FDPPI) proposes to establish FDPPI Study Centres across different cities in India as part of its capacity-building and community-development initiatives in the field of data protection, privacy, and digital governance. These Study … Continue reading →

We had already discussed the petitions of Venkatesh Nayak and Reporter’s Collective related to the DPDPA challenge in Supreme Court in these columns. Now the details of another petition filed by Ms Geeta Seshu has also become available. Copy of … Continue reading →