The 3rd and main DPDP commencement date is computed as 13 May 2027, which is interpretation until officially confirmed. What is in force today
Sources last verified on 7 October 2026. Methodology
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Penalties
On the Gazette prints on file, read as at 6 September 2026. Entry 32 of the Jan Vishwas Act 2023 Schedule amended 11 provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000 through 11 lettered limbs, multiplied all 3 section 44 penalties by 10, replaced imprisonment with a penalty in 5 provisions, and did not touch section 43A.
Current status
On the Gazette prints on file, read as at 6 September 2026, the Information Technology SPDI Rules 2011 still bind a body corporate. Rule 3 is where sensitive personal data is defined in Indian law, and section 44(2) of the DPDP Act, which directs the omission of section 43A, has not commenced.
Rights
The DPDP Act 2023 gives a Data Principal no right to sue and no compensation. Section 39 bars civil courts from matters the Board is empowered over. On the India Code print dated 27 June 2025 the older section 43A route was intact, and it is an adjudication rather than a lawsuit.
Current status
Writ petitions in the Supreme Court challenge the DPDP Act's RTI amendment, exemptions and Board design. Notice issued, no stay: what stands in October 2026.
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