Attention is sought for public to the three petitions filed before the honourable Supreme Court, namely

1.Venkatesh Nayak v. Union of India, W.P.(C) No. 177/2026;
2.The Reporters Collective Trust & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors., W.P.(C) No. 211/2026; and
3.National Campaign for Peoples Right to Information v. Union of India, W.P.(C) No. 212/2026.

Cumulatively the petitioners want DPDPA2023 to be scrapped along with DPDPA Rules of 13th november 2025. 

In filing this petition the petitioners claim that they are representing "Public Interest" and such public interest lies in the Court acccepting their prayers and giving necessary directions.

I am a member of public and I am not appointing these petitioners as my represntative.  I donot consider that the DPDPA 2023 should be scrapped nor the Rules. The Rules can however be modified as required not only to meet the concerns of the petitioners but also for many other reasons.

I have placed many of my views on www.naavi.org and more particularly my views on this petition in several articles, the last of which is 

"Whose Privacy are the petitioners of DPDPA Challenge Brigade are protecting"?

This series of articles will continue and you can follow them on www.naavi.org  I am also the Chairman of Foundation of Data Protection professionals in India (www.fdppi.in)  and since 1998 have been active in representing public interest for Cyber Laws and Data Protection Laws. Perhaps Naavi represents the "Real Public Interest"  which the Supreme Court should hear. 

I am starting this petition to record that the few petitioners who declare themselves as PIL lawyers cannot claim to be the sole represntatives of the "Public" and seek scrapping of laws which the Parliament has enacted.

We need a "Referendum" of the public whenever an enacted law can be substantially modified or scrapped.

If you agree, participate in this petition.