The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (Act 22 of 2023). Verbatim text from the Gazette of India.
Section 42 in one line
Centre may amend, but cannot more than double any original penalty
Maintainers' summary, not statutory text. The verbatim section follows.
(1) The Central Government may, by notification, amend the Schedule, subject to the restriction that no such notification
shall have the effect of increasing any penalty specified therein to more than twice of what was specified in it when
this Act was originally enacted.
(2) Any amendment notified under sub-section (1) shall have effect as if enacted in this Act and shall come into force on
the date of the notification.