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title: "DPDP Act Chapter VII: Appeal and Alternate Dispute Resolution"
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# Chapter VII: Appeal and Alternate Dispute Resolution

DPDP Act, 2023 · sections 29 to 32

1. [Section 29 Appeal to Appellate Tribunal](https://dpdpr.in/act/section-29/)

Anyone unhappy with a Board order can appeal to the Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) within sixty days.

2. [Section 30 Orders passed by Appellate Tribunal to be executable as decree](https://dpdpr.in/act/section-30/)

Orders of the Appellate Tribunal can be enforced like a civil court decree.

3. [Section 31 Alternate dispute resolution](https://dpdpr.in/act/section-31/)

If the Board thinks a complaint can be solved by mediation, it can ask the parties to try mediation.

4. [Section 32 Voluntary undertaking](https://dpdpr.in/act/section-32/)

During proceedings, the Board may accept a voluntary undertaking from a person to take or stop some action.