Kerala High court A PIL is dismissed (public interest litigation) which called on the central government to ban WhatsApp in India. This writ petition has been filed by Software Engineer Omanakuttan KG. A bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chali dismissed the writ petition on all the prayers.
what the court says
It is too early for the court to ban the messaging service. It should be the job of investigative agencies and courts to decide whether WhatsApp messages are being manipulated by users to not use them as evidence. Dismissing the petition, the court said, “We are not inclined to entertain any of the prayers sought, we are dismissing the writ petition.”
Why the petitioner wants to ban WhatsApp in India
The petition filed by Omanakuttan alleged that there is wide scope for manipulation at the user level and by not being able to trace the origin of the messages transmitted using its service.
The petition further asks why WhatsApp cannot comply with Indian laws while it complies with the rules. European UnionGDPR policy. It asked the court to issue directions to the investigating agencies and courts not to rely on the content of WhatsApp for their investigation or trial.
Delhi High Court Refuses to stay CCI’s notice on WhatsApp
In a setback to WhatsApp, the Delhi High Court recently refused to stay the June 4, 2021 notice to WhatsApp by the Director General of the Competition Commission of India (CCI). CCI has sought some information on WhatsApp’s new privacy policy. WhatsApp urged the court to issue directions to the authorities concerned not to take any coercive action till the next date of hearing.
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