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PhysicsWallah — High Court / Supreme Court
Dark patterns · 2026-08-27
Key facts
- Entity
- PhysicsWallah
- Authority
- High Court, Supreme Court of India
- Date
- 2026-08-27
- Sector
- Other
- Legal provision
- DPDPA Section 8(6)
- Penalty
- No financial penalty (Order)
- Outcome
- Adjudication Order Issued
- Violation
- Dark patterns
What happened
The Delhi High Court issued an order against PhysicsWallah for employing dark patterns that violate user privacy, mandating the removal of such practices. The court emphasized the need for compliance with the Data Protection Act but did not impose a monetary fine.
Sources & provenance
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✓ Verified against the official document
1 independent source
- ✓ api.sci.gov.in official
- • news.google.com
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Record ID: AUTO-2026-1241BE · updated 2026-10-09