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4. Should appeals from a decisi<strong>on</strong> of the adjudicat<strong>in</strong>g officer lie with an exist<strong>in</strong>g appellate<br />
forum, such as, the Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT)?<br />
5. If not the Appellate Tribunal, then what should be the c<strong>on</strong>stituti<strong>on</strong> of the appellate<br />
authority?<br />
6. What are the <strong>in</strong>stances where the appellate authority should be c<strong>on</strong>ferred with orig<strong>in</strong>al<br />
jurisdicti<strong>on</strong>? For <strong>in</strong>stance, adjudicati<strong>on</strong> of disputes aris<strong>in</strong>g between two or more <strong>data</strong><br />
c<strong>on</strong>trollers, or between a <strong>data</strong> c<strong>on</strong>troller and a group of <strong>in</strong>dividuals, or between two or<br />
more <strong>in</strong>dividuals.<br />
7. How can digital mechanisms of adjudicati<strong>on</strong> and redressal (e.g. e-fil<strong>in</strong>g, video<br />
c<strong>on</strong>ferenc<strong>in</strong>g etc.) be <strong>in</strong>corporated <strong>in</strong> the proposed framework?<br />
8. Should the <strong>data</strong> protecti<strong>on</strong> authority be given the power to grant compensati<strong>on</strong> to an<br />
<strong>in</strong>dividual?<br />
9. Should there be a cap (e.g. up to Rs. 5 crores) <strong>on</strong> the amount of compensati<strong>on</strong> which<br />
may be granted by the <strong>data</strong> protecti<strong>on</strong> authority? What should be this cap?<br />
10. Can an appeal from an order of the <strong>data</strong> protecti<strong>on</strong> authority grant<strong>in</strong>g compensati<strong>on</strong> lie<br />
with the Nati<strong>on</strong>al C<strong>on</strong>sumer Disputes Redressal Commissi<strong>on</strong>?<br />
11. Should any claim for compensati<strong>on</strong> lie with the district commissi<strong>on</strong>s and/or the state<br />
commissi<strong>on</strong>s set under the COPRA at any stage?<br />
12. In cases where compensati<strong>on</strong> claimed by an <strong>in</strong>dividual exceeds the prescribed cap,<br />
should compensati<strong>on</strong> claim lie directly with the Nati<strong>on</strong>al C<strong>on</strong>sumer Disputes Redressal<br />
Commissi<strong>on</strong>?<br />
13. Should class acti<strong>on</strong> suits be permitted?<br />
14. How can judicial capacity be assessed? Would c<strong>on</strong>duct<strong>in</strong>g judicial impact assessments<br />
be useful <strong>in</strong> this regard?<br />
15. Are there any alternative views other than the <strong>on</strong>es menti<strong>on</strong>ed above?<br />
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