ORDER

S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.

The issue raised in the current Writ Petition is pertaining to a campaign, namely, “Oraniyil Tamil Nadu , which is a mass membership drive organized across the State of Tamil Nadu by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/the fifth respondent, a recognized political party.

2. In this door-to-door membership drive, personal information, including mobile numbers, are obtained and OTP verification messages are sent to these mobile numbers. There is a concern of data breach of these individuals. Data protection of the individuals is an essential element of Article 21 .

3. In the absence of accountability and transparency in the data collected from individuals across the State of Tamil Nadu for the “Oraniyil Tamil Nadu” conducted by door-to-door membership drive conducted is an issue which needs elaborate analysis. This data could potentially be used by third party Companies, who are managing the data for the political parties and serious concerns on privacy is at forefront in this current Public Interest Litigation.

4. It is not made clear what are all the infrastructures made available for collection and protection of individual datas in this membership drive.

5. Data pro