Bombay High Court Issues John Doe Order

The Hon'ble Bombay High Court (“HC”) in a recent judgment¹ has granted a temporary injunction to HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (“Applicant”) against an unidentified individual who allegedly attempted to extort money by threatening to leak sensitive customer data. The HC's order aims to prevent the potential breach and safeguard the privacy of the insurers.

Brief Facts of the Case:

The Ld. Single Judge of the HC granted a temporary injunction in favour of the Applicant against Defendant No.6, an unidentified individual, who attempted to extort money from the applicant by threatening to disclose confidential customer data. The HC, therefore, restrained Defendant No.6 from using, reproducing, publishing, distributing, transmitting, or disclosing any confidential information related to the applicant that was not publicly available.