Functions Of The State
Performance of a legal function, or sovereignty, integrity and security of the State
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Summary
The State can process to do its job.
Performance of a legal function, or sovereignty, integrity and security of the State
Full transcript
The State can process to do its job.
Section 7(c) covers performance of any function
under a law in force in India,
or sovereignty, integrity and security.
Pause. Does that swallow the whole Act?
No. It is a ground, not an exemption.
The duties in Chapter Two keep running.
Exemptions live in section 17, not here.
Different door, different consequences.
Ask which door they walked through.
s.7(c) — Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 + Rules, 2025
In force from 13 May 2027