In India, the law of data protection has been in contemplation for last about ten years and has gradually seen the changing shades of the societal demands of data protection. The vital concept of privacy introduced in the famous landmark judgment rendered by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd) Vs. Union of India, gave an impetus to the data protection and privacy rights, making them akin to the Fundamental Rights. The concern of the country was the control of data, which was not there within the country and was seemingly lodged in the countries, like the United States.

The large-scale indications in the market and economy for the data management and data control as well as data protection became relevant, as the economy of the country grew beyond the national parameters. The integration of the data protection with the economy provided a mass scale requirement of interwoven protection in laws for the purpose.