How must consent withdrawal work under the DPDP framework?

Reviewed by: Santosh Raut
Senior IT Architect & Privacy Technology Consultant
Last Updated: 05 June 2026

Answer:

Withdrawing consent must be as easy as giving it. When a Data Principal withdraws consent, the Data Fiduciary (and any processor acting on its behalf) must stop processing that personal data within a reasonable time and erase it, unless retention is required by law. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing done before it.
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