Chapter VII: Appeal and Alternate Dispute Resolution

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

←Sec. 29: Appeal to Appellate TribunalSec. 29 Sec. 31: Alternate dispute resolutionSec. 31→

Simple Explanation

Section 30 makes Tribunal orders enforceable: • Self-Execution: The Tribunal can execute its own orders as if they were civil court decrees. • Civil Court Powers: For execution purposes, the Tribunal has the same powers as a civil court. • Transfer Option: The Tribunal can send its orders to a civil court for execution. This ensures that Tribunal decisions have real teeth and can be enforced against non-compliant parties.

Key Points

✓Tribunal orders are executable as civil court decrees
✓Tribunal has civil court powers for execution
✓Can transfer orders to civil courts for execution

Official Text (Summary)

Orders passed by the Appellate Tribunal are executable by it as a decree of a civil court, and for this purpose, the Tribunal has all powers of a civil court. It may also transmit orders to a civil court for execution.

Source: The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (No. 22 of 2023), Ministry of Law and Justice.

More Sections in Chapter VII

Sec. 29 Sec. 30 Sec. 31 Sec. 32

All Chapters

I. Preliminary II. Obligations of Data Fiduciary III. Rights and Duties of Data Principal IV. Special Provisions V. Data Protection Board of India VI. Powers, Functions and Procedure to be Followed by Board VII. Appeal and Alternate Dispute Resolution VIII. Penalties and Adjudication IX. Miscellaneous

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