In simple words
This section changes three other laws. It amends the TRAI Act for the Appellate Tribunal, removes section 43A of the IT Act and makes related changes, and changes the RTI Act exemption for personal information.
- What this means for you
- Under the amended RTI Act, information that relates to personal information is exempt from disclosure.
- What this means for businesses
- Section 43A of the IT Act (compensation for failure to protect data) is omitted from 13 May 2027.
- Everyday example
- An RTI request for an official's personal details may be refused under the amended section 8(1)(j).
Who it applies to
Those affected by the TRAI Act, IT Act and RTI Act.
Related Rules
No specific rule. The text of the Act applies on its own.
Related sections
Official textas notified
Source: MeitY copy of the Gazette (CG-DL-E-12082023-248045), page 19. Printed dashes are shown as colons; the wording is unchanged.
(1) In section 14 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997, in clause (c), for sub-clauses (i) and (ii), the following sub-clauses shall be substituted, namely:
“(i) the Appellate Tribunal under the Information Technology Act, 2000;
(ii) the Appellate Tribunal under the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Act, 2008; and
(iii) the Appellate Tribunal under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.”.
(2) The Information Technology Act, 2000 shall be amended in the following manner, namely:
(a) section 43A shall be omitted;
(b) in section 81, in the proviso, after the words and figures “the Patents Act, 1970”, the words and figures “or the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023” shall be inserted; and
(c) in section 87, in sub-section (2), clause (ob) shall be omitted.
(3) In section 8 of the Right to Information Act, 2005, in sub-section (1), for clause (j), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:
“(j) information which relates to personal information;”.