Overview

• A Supreme Court bench of Justices P S Narasimha and A S Chandurkar unanimously dismissed the DMK’s plea against the interim injunction.
• The Madras High Court order from July 21 bars the party from sending one-time password messages until its data-collection processes undergo a full privacy examination.
• The public interest litigation alleged that DMK functionaries collected personal and Aadhaar-linked information during the ‘Oraniyil Tamil Nadu’ door-to-door campaign.
• OTP-based verification remains halted after 1.7 crore members had already enrolled, effectively pausing further sign-ups.
• Both the DMK and petitioners will submit detailed affidavits as the high court prepares an in-depth hearing on consent protocols and accountability safeguards.