When the ‘Right to Privacy’ was recognised as a fundamental right under the Constitution of India by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, it was noted that there is a requirement to have a legislation in place to protect the informational privacy of persons in India. Such a legislation would necessarily have to strike a balance between individual interests and the legitimate concerns of the state as well as that of organisation who sought to use data for providing digital services.

 Keeping in mind the outline provided by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, the PDP Bill seeks to provide a legislative mechanism that we try and cover in this podcast.

 This podcast is based on an article published on L&S website in May 2020. Article link is https://lakshmisri.com/insights/articles/personal-data-protection-in-india/

Authors: Charanya Lakshmikumaran, Partner (L&S) and Prashant Phillip, Partner (L&S)
Voice: Rishabh Chopra, Joint Partner (L&S)

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