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Performance Evaluation(658.3125)

Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v Union of India, a landmark case wherein the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India recognized a fundamental “right to privacy” in India, including informational privacy, within the “right to life” provision of India’s Constitution. In this judgment, a nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court urged the Government of India to put in place “a carefully structured regime” for the protection of personal data.
Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, thus came in the form of a Code with the assent of the Honourable President of India in August, 2023. The Act in its form comprise of provisions which covers the Data, Data Processing, Data Subject/Principal, Data Fiduciary And The Nature Of Duties, And Obligations both to be performed by the Data Principal and so as well the Data Fiduciary. The Act encompass the rights to erase the data, lodging of complaint by Data Principal with the Board and how the complaint would be taken ahead and processed by the Board and the penalties imposed in case of wrongs. Legislature has taken abundant precaution to legislate the provisions so there remains no ambiguity in understanding the provisions of the statute.
The Act being new supersedes the Information Technology Act 2000 & 2008 (Amended). The Act principally is on the lines of the Conventions of United Nations, European Union (GDPR), UK which has promulgated the laws much prior to India. The Book describes not just the provisions formulated and legislated by the legislature, but explains the subject act and its provisions on the basis of the International Scenario and the Conventions on Data Protection, GDPR, CRC, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), ASEAN Framework on Personal Data Protection, Convention 108+, the OAS Principles, The OECD Guidelines, and The APEC Privacy Framework, Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Every endeavour has been taken to describe every aspect legislated by the legislature along with guidelines, frame work and frequently asked question supported with case laws of European Union and other countries where the Data Protection Act is prevalent.
I hope the book shall come up as an explanation and guide to the Statute ie. “Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023” and would be of great help and assistance to the Lawyers, & Judicial Officers.