India, Oct. 27 -- Update | October 27, 17:42 IST

The Supreme Court today sought responses from the Centre and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on a plea challenging provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023. However, the court declined to grant an interim stay on the law before hearing the government on the matter.

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana issued notice on the application seeking a stay. "No stay without hearing other side. But notice on stay application issued," CJI Kant said.

The matter will be heard next on November 17.

The plea was filed by the Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA), which represe...