Ambani, Adani-linked media groups among petitioners challenging data protection law in Supreme Court
By: Arna Chatterjee, Debayan Roy
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Central government and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on a plea filed by the Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA), comprising 21 prominent digital news publishers in India, including companies owned by both the Ambani group and the Adani group, against provisions of the the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023