On January 2, 20231, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“Meity”) released draft amendments2 to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (“IT Guidelines”) for regulating the online gaming industry (“Proposed Amendments”).

The Hon’ble Kerala High Court’s judgement dated 22nd December 2022 (“Vysakh Judgement”) looks to settle the vexed issue arising due to the privacy rights asserted by individuals who wish to have their names/addresses and other personal details redacted from orders/judgments

Data privacy in India has a contested past. After a long and protracted history of consultations, the yearly iteration of the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 (hereinafter, ‘the draft Bill’) was published by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on November 18, 2022

Ever since the introduction of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulations (“GDPR”) in 2018, India has endeavored to implement a comprehensive legal framework governing data protection in the country.