Digital Personal Data Protection – Law and Practice

Digital Personal Data Protection – Law & Practice is a comprehensive, authoritative, and practice-driven exposition of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 (DPDP Act) and the Rules—India’s first dedicated, self-contained statute governing the lifecycle of digital personal data. Conceived as a Law & Practice work in the truest sense, the book is designed not only to explain the statutory text but to translate the new data protection framework into an operational, enforceable, and defensible compliance system for India’s digital economy.

The DPDP Act marks a fundamental shift in India’s regulatory philosophy—from fragmented, sector-specific data protection obligations under the Information Technology Act 2000 to a rights-based, fiduciary-centric, and enforcement-oriented regime. This book captures that shift in full measure. It treats the Act not as a standalone legal instrument, but as a governance architecture that reshapes how personal data is collected, processed, secured, shared, retained, and erased across public and private systems.