Calling for information
What the Government may require from a Fiduciary or intermediaryFor purposes listed in the Seventh Schedule - national security, lawful government functions, and SDF assessment - authorised government officers may require Fiduciaries or intermediaries to furnish information within a specified period.
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For purposes listed in the Seventh Schedule - national security, lawful government functions, and SDF assessment - authorised government officers may require Fiduciaries or intermediaries to furnish information within a specified period. In sensitive cases, the Fiduciary may be barred from disclosing the request without written permission.
Key points
- Government may call for information for Seventh Schedule purposes
- Includes sovereignty, security, and SDF assessment purposes
- Non-disclosure orders possible for sensitive national-security requests
This rule gives effect to Section 36 of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
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Reproduced from the Gazette notification (G.S.R. 846(E), 13 November 2025).
23. Calling for information from Data Fiduciary or intermediary. - (1) The Central Government may, for such purposes of the Act as are specified in Seventh Schedule, acting through the corresponding authorised person specified in the said Schedule, require any Data Fiduciary or intermediary to furnish such information as may be called for, within the specified period as may be given in such. (2) Where the disclosure of furnishing of information as referred to in sub-rule (1) is likely to prejudicially affect the sovereignty and integrity of India or security of the State, the Central Government may require the Data Fiduciary or intermediary to not disclose such furnishing to affected Data Principal or any other person except with the previous permission, in writing, of the authorised person. (3) For the purposes of this rule, the expression “intermediary” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000).