Ambani, Adani outlets among Indian publishers contesting Modi’s privacy law
- A group of 21 news publishers, including Mukesh Ambani's Network18 and Gautam Adani's NDTV, challenged India's privacy law in court, with the Supreme Court scheduled to hear the case on Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
- The Digital News Publishers Association argues the law grants the state broad exemptions while failing to protect the press, lacking written carve-outs found in the European Union, Singapore, and Britain.
- Publishers fear that 'nakedly unguided' provisions requiring consent could force reporters to reveal sources, allowing subjects to 'destroy evidence, intimidate witnesses,' and force newsrooms to unpublish factual reports.
- India's government describes its media as a 'vibrant press and media ecosystem' and rejects concerns about declining rankings in the World Press Freedom Index, maintaining they respect press freedom.
- Most contentious provisions are scheduled to take effect in May 2027, prompting the DNPA to demand the court quash sections they claim 'constitute pre-censorship which is anathema to any democracy worth its name.
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Kyodo News+Indian media groups decry Modi’s privacy law in court, say newsrooms face shutdown risk
NEW DELHI: The Indian government's privacy law, which would require journalists to seek consent from people they write about, amounted to pre-censorship and could lead to newsrooms shutting down, media groups told the Supreme Court on Tuesday (Oct 27), starting the most high-profile challenge against the legislation
Do DPDP rules affect media's working? SC seek's govt's response
The Supreme Court has sought the Centre's response on a petition challenging provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act and Rules. The Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) argues that the law infringes on press freedom, the right to information, and could impede journalistic activities by requiring consent for data use and affecting source confidentiality. The plea also challenges amendments to the RTI Act and concerns o…
SC Notice to Centre on News Publishers' Plea Challenging Data Protection Law
The Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition filed by the Digital News Publishers Association challenging provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, and the DPDP Rules, 2025. The court has also issued notice on the plea seeking an interim stay on the law.
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