/The Act · Chapter VII · Appeal and Alternate Dispute Resolution
Section 30: Orders passed by Appellate Tribunal to be executable as decree
DPDP Act, 2023 (No. 22 of 2023). Comes into force on 13 May 2027.
- Provision
- Section 30 of The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
- Status
- Comes into force on 13 May 2027 (phase 3) G.S.R. 843(E)
- Rules made under it
- None identified
- Source
- Ministry of Law and Justice (Legislative Department) · 11 August 2023 · Official PDF
An order passed by the Appellate Tribunal under this Act shall be executable by it as a decree of civil court, and for this purpose, the Appellate Tribunal shall have all the powers of a civil court.
Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the Appellate Tribunal may transmit any order made by it to a civil court having local jurisdiction and such civil court shall execute the order as if it were a decree made by that court.
Section 30 establishes the legal authority and enforcement power of orders made by the Appellate Tribunal. The Appellate Tribunal is the higher authority that hears appeals regarding decisions made under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act. When the Appellate Tribunal makes a decision and issues an order, that order is not just a recommendation. The law states that the order is executable in the exact same way as a decree from a civil court. This means it carries the full weight of a formal court judgment. To make sure its orders are actually followed and enforced, the Act grants the Appellate Tribunal all the powers of a civil court for this specific purpose. This ensures that the Appellate Tribunal has the necessary legal tools to compel compliance with its decisions.
Key points
- An order passed by the Appellate Tribunal is executable as a decree of a civil court (1).
- The Appellate Tribunal possesses all the powers of a civil court specifically for the purpose of executing its orders (1).
Common misreadings
- One might assume the Appellate Tribunal must rely on a separate civil court to enforce its decisions, but the Act grants the Tribunal itself the powers of a civil court to execute its own orders.
Interpretation prepared from the official text only, 9 September 2026. The official text above prevails.
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