₹250 Crore Risk & Your Roadmap: DPDP Masterclass Finale | Ep 10

How will the Data Protection Board work, how are penalties decided, and what must you do before 13 May 2027? The series finale. 👇 In the final episode of the DPDP Masterclass, we cover the Data Protection Board, inquiries, the penalty schedule, appeals to the TDSAT, a recap of the whole series, and a three-phase compliance roadmap to 13 May 2027 — with a management checklist. 📌 In this episode: ✅ The Board: a digital office with civil court powers ✅ Section 37: when blocking can happen ✅ The penalty schedule: ₹250 crore down to ₹10,000 ✅ Mediation, voluntary undertakings, TDSAT appeals (60 days) ✅ A recap of the whole series ✅ 3-phase roadmap + board one-pager + master checklist ⏱️ Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:45 Today's plan 1:16 Part 1: The Data Protection Board 1:20 Sections 18-19 2:02 Where the Board stands 2:43 A digital office 3:22 What triggers the Board 4:03 How an inquiry works 4:44 Civil court powers 5:24 Government powers: s.36, s.37 blocking 6:07 Quiz 1: blocking after one penalty 7:03 Part 2: Penalties, settlement, appeals 7:08 The penalty schedule 8:00 How penalties are built 8:42 Deciding the amount 9:23 Section 42 cap 9:59 No compensation 10:39 Mediation and undertakings 11:22 Appeals to TDSAT 12:05 DPDP and other laws 12:47 Section 44 amendments 13:32 Quiz 2: breach notice penalty 14:34 Part 3: Series recap 14:38 Episodes 1-2 15:26 Episodes 3-4 16:11 Episodes 5-6 16:50 Episodes 7-8 17:30 Episode 9 18:12 The whole picture 18:42 Part 4: Roadmap to 13 May 2027 18:49 Key dates 19:34 Phase 1: foundation 20:11 Phase 2: build 20:49 Phase 3: test and launch 21:26 After May 2027 22:03 What to ask management 22:45 Board one-pager 23:27 Quiz 3: the key date 24:33 Five final mistakes 25:13 Master checklist 25:56 Series takeaways 26:41 Thank you ▶️ Full DPDP Masterclass playlist:    • DPDP Act Masterclass | Hindi + English | F...   ▶️ Previous episode – Ep 9, SDFs & Cross-Border:    • Data Abroad? Check First: SDFs & Cross-Bor...   🔔 Subscribe to In-House Edge for practical legal career and compliance content for young lawyers and corporate lawyers. ⚠️ Disclaimer: General information only, not legal advice. Based on the DPDP Act, 2023 and DPDP Rules, 2025, as of October 2026. #DPDPAct #DataProtection #InHouseEdge