Delhi High Court Rejects Appeals by WhatsApp, Facebook: Report

WhatsApp and Facebook pleas in opposition to a single bench order relating to the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) investigation into WhatsApp’s 2021 privateness coverage have been dismissed by the Delhi High Court, in accordance with a report. Meta, previously often called Facebook, had requested the High Court to intervene within the CCI investigation earlier. As per the report, the division bench of the Delhi High Court that pronounced the dismissal included Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad. The bench mentioned that the appeals “are devoid of merits”, as per the report.

According to a report by LiveLaw, a Delhi High Court division bench has dismissed the appeals made by WhatsApp and Facebook in opposition to single bench order that declined to intervene within the CCI investigation of the moment messaging platform’s 2021 privateness coverage.

The bench that ordered the dismissal of the pleas from WhatsApp and Facebook-owner Meta reportedly consisted of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad.

The division bench of the Delhi High Court reportedly deemed the appeals made by Facebook-owner Meta and WhatsApp as “devoid of merits”. As per the report, the order was introduced right this moment after it was reserved on July 25.

As per a report from June final 12 months, WhatsApp and Facebook had requested Delhi High Court to remain the CCI probe into the moment messaging platform’s privateness coverage 2021.

Recently, CCI had reportedly advised the Delhi High Court that since WhatsApp has not withdrawn its 2021 privateness coverage, the probe needs to be allowed to proceed.