Supreme Court rejects PIL to ban WhatsApp

The petition asked the Court to direct the Central government to ensure WhatsApp's compliance with the new IT Rules and ban the app's operations if it refuses to comply.
WhatsApp, Supreme Court
WhatsApp, Supreme Court
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The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) petition seeking directions to the Central government to ban the operations of WhatsApp for its refusal to comply with the new Information Technology Rules (IT Rules) [Omanakuttan KG v WhatsApp Applications Services Private Limited and ors].

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