New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the Centre's response to a plea filed by a group of legacy media organisations, Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA), challenging provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023, on the ground that its application to news organisations in India could hamper investigative journalism, compromise confidential journalistic sources and virtually shut down newsrooms in the country.

A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana issued a notice to the Centre on the plea after senior advocate Madhavi Divan, appearing for the Association, argued that the law could require journalists to seek consent f...