Commentary on Digital Personal Data Protection Act By Yogesh V Nayyar 2nd Edition Dec 2025

Commentary on Digital Personal Data Protection Act By Yogesh V Nayyar 2nd Edition Dec 2025

Commentary on Digital Personal Data Protection Act By Yogesh V Nayyar 2nd Edition Dec 2025

The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 by Yogesh V Nayyar provides a clear and practical interpretation of India’s newly implemented data protection framework, aligned with global standards. This edition explains the structure and purpose of the Act, including the concepts of data, data processing, data principals, data fiduciaries, and the statutory rights and duties governing them. It contextualises the law within international developments and constitutional privacy jurisprudence, tracing its evolution from the landmark Justice K.S. Puttaswamy judgment to the establishment of a dedicated regulatory mechanism for personal data protection. Designed as a comprehensive reference, the book helps readers understand the legal, procedural, and compliance implications of the DPDP Act, 2023 and the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025.

Key Features:

• Includes the complete text of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, and DPDP Rules, 2025, for direct reference.
• Comparative analysis of international data protection frameworks such as EU GDPR, UK regulations, UN conventions, OECD Guidelines, ASEAN Framework, APEC Privacy Framework, and Convention 108+.
• Addresses supersession and transition from the Information Technology Act, 2000/2008.
• Structured explanations supported by case studies, case laws, and practical examples for real-world understanding.
• Clarifies regulatory processes, including rights to erasure, complaint mechanism before the Board, enforcement actions, and penalties.
• Extensive FAQs and conceptual breakdowns to simplify complex compliance obligations for organisations.

Content of the Book is as follows –

• Purpose – Scope – Object – Applicability
• Explanation of Definitions
• Introduction to Rights to Privacy
• 7 Principles of Data Protection
• Data & Information
• Controller & Processor
• Notice & Consent under the Act
• Accountability & Transparency
• Security safeguards & Breach
• Data Protection Impact Assessment
• Data Principal – Duties & Obligations
• Data Fiduciary – Roles – Duties & Obligations
• Data Protection Officer
• Processing of Personal data of Children
• Regulatory Authority under the Act – Roles – Duties – Penalties
• Jurisdiction & Bar of Jurisdiction
• The importance of Cross-Border Sharing
• FAO on Data Protection
• International Case-Laws on Data Protection
• Case-studies on Data Protection
• Overview on Data Protection
• Reference to International Conventions of UN, UK, AU, 108+, OECD guidelines, OAS Principles, The APEC Privacy Framework, ASEAN Frameworks, Convention on the Rights of the Child.

About the Author

Shri. Yogesh V Navvar, born in 1969 at Dehradun, Uttarakhand continued his post studies and pursued Law from University College of Law, Nagpur University: in the year 1990-93 and stood in merit in Nagpur University.
A criminal investigative lawyer, with a science back ground and passion for study in criminal science, detection of crime; Yogesh V Nayyar started practicing as a Lawyer before Court since March 1994