SC Issues Notice to Centre on Plea Challenging Data Protection Law

• Supreme Court issues notice to Centre regarding the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023.
• Plea challenges constitutional validity of several provisions of the DPDP Act.
• The Reporters’ Collective and journalist Nitin Sethi filed the plea, arguing the Act dilutes RTI.
• Petitioners claim the Act grants the Centre "sweeping powers" over personal data.
• SC bench, led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, agreed to examine the Act but refused interim stay.