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Supreme Court to Hear Challenges to Controversial Privacy Law

3/23/2026

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Four lawsuits challenging India's new privacy law will go before the Supreme Court on March 23.
Activists and journalists say law undermines the Right to Information Act and could withhold public-interest information.
Critics contend the amendment excludes 'personal information' from disclosure, threatening participatory democracy.
The law imposes fines on non-compliant media, raising self-censorship concerns, while India ranks 151 out of 180 in the Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index.

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Four lawsuits challenging India's new privacy law will go before the Supreme Court on March 23.
Activists and journalists say law undermines the Right to Information Act and could withhold public-interest information.
Critics contend the amendment excludes 'personal information' from disclosure, threatening participatory democracy.
The law imposes fines on non-compliant media, raising self-censorship concerns, while India ranks 151 out of 180 in the Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index.