No Civil Court Will Hear It
Civil courts are barred where the Board is empowered; no injunctions either
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Summary
You cannot take this one to a civil court.
Civil courts are barred where the Board is empowered; no injunctions either
Full transcript
You cannot take this one to a civil court.
Section 39 closes that door.
No civil court has jurisdiction
over any matter the Board is empowered to handle.
Pause. So where do you go?
To the Board. Then the Tribunal.
And no court may grant an injunction
against action taken under this Act.
The route is the Board, by design.
One door, and it is a digital one.
s.39, read with s.27, s.28(1) and s.29 — Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 + Rules, 2025
The definition is already in force · ⏳ the duty itself: In force from 13 May 2027