
Analysis on draft DPDP Rules
In light of the PIL filed by Justice Puttaswamy for the right to privacy as an independent right, the Hon’ble Supreme Court (SC) unanimously affirmed status of the right to privacy as a fundamental right. The SC further laid out a three-fold test of legality, legitimacy and proportionality that a strong data protection law must satisfy. While the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (“Act”) passes the test of legality and legitimacy, draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules (“Rules”) that made the first weekend of 2025, need to pass the test of proportionality. This article primarily deals with important Rules and our analysis on the same.