Supreme Court brushes off government suggestion to put off hearing on WhatsApp privacy issue
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday brushed off a government suggestion to defer the hearing of a case on privacy aspects of new age communication tools such as WhatsApp on the ground that new regulations on this were on the anvil.
Attorney general Mukul Rohatgi said that the government had initiated the process of framing regulations dealing with these aspects and the court should defer the hearing of the case by three to four months. "Regulations will be in place by Diwali. Trai is working on it," he said.
But the constitution bench, led by justice Dipak Misra, the next chief justice of India, however, did not grant this.
Instead he asked WhatsApp, which said that no data, content or message is shared ever with third parties, and those opposed to its new privacy policy to fame legal issues which can be addressed by the court.
The issues will have to be fared by April 24 and the case will be heard on April 27.
Attorney general Mukul Rohatgi said that the government had initiated the process of framing regulations dealing with these aspects and the court should defer the hearing of the case by three to four months. "Regulations will be in place by Diwali. Trai is working on it," he said.
But the constitution bench, led by justice Dipak Misra, the next chief justice of India, however, did not grant this.
Instead he asked WhatsApp, which said that no data, content or message is shared ever with third parties, and those opposed to its new privacy policy to fame legal issues which can be addressed by the court.
The issues will have to be fared by April 24 and the case will be heard on April 27.
