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# Section 30. Orders passed by Appellate Tribunal to be executable as decree

DPDP Act, 2023 · Chapter VII: Appeal and Alternate Dispute Resolution

## In simple words

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

- **What this means for you**: Tribunal orders are enforceable.

- **What this means for businesses**: Non-compliance with a Tribunal order can be enforced through civil court processes.

- **Everyday example**: The Tribunal sends its order to a local civil court for execution.

## Who it applies to

Parties to appeals.

## Related Rules

No specific rule. The text of the Act applies on its own.

### Related sections

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

Official text as notified

Source: [MeitY copy of the Gazette (CG-DL-E-12082023-248045), page 16](https://www.meity.gov.in/static/uploads/2024/02/Digital-Personal-Data-Protection-Act-2023.pdf#page=16). Printed dashes are shown as colons; the wording is unchanged.

(1) An order passed by the Appellate Tribunal under this Act shall be executable by it as a decree of civil court, and for this purpose, the Appellate Tribunal shall have all the powers of a civil court.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the Appellate Tribunal may transmit any order made by it to a civil court having local jurisdiction and such civil court shall execute the order as if it were a decree made by that court.

## When this takes effect

- Whole section **Starts 13 May 2027** 191 days to go

Source: [G.S.R. 843(E)](https://www.meity.gov.in/static/uploads/2025/11/c56ceae6c383460ca69577428d36828b.pdf) and [rule 1](https://www.meity.gov.in/static/uploads/2025/11/53450e6e5dc0bfa85ebd78686cadad39.pdf). [All deadlines](https://dpdpr.in/deadlines/)