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DPDP Act 2023 · s. 39 · Ch. IXIn force · 13 Nov 2025

Bar of jurisdiction

Status
In force
In force since
13 Nov 2025G.S.R. 843(E)
Penalty
No separate penalty
Binds
No direct duty on companies

In plain English

No civil court can entertain a matter the Board is empowered to decide, or grant an injunction against anything done under the Act.

Gazette text · s. 39No civil court shall have the jurisdiction to entertain any suit or proceeding in respect of any matter for which the Board is empowered under the provisions of this Act and no injunction shall be granted by any court or other authority in respect of any action taken or to be taken in pursuance of any power under the provisions of this Act.
  1. No civil court shall have the jurisdiction to entertain any suit or proceeding in respect of any matter for which the Board is empowered under the provisions of this Act and no injunction shall be granted by any court or other authority in respect of any action taken or to be taken in pursuance of any power under the provisions of this Act.

Source: Gazette of India, Act No. 22 of 2023, 11 Aug 2023 (MeitY copy)

Sources: Gazette of India, Act No. 22 of 2023, 11 Aug 2023 (MeitY copy); DPDP Act 2023, s. 39 · Change log