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Delhi HC allows service of summons via Whatsapp

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The Delhi High Court has allowed the use of social network like Whatsapp and email in judicial proceedings. Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw has allowed the plaintiff to serve the summons on one of the defendants through Whatsapp, text message and email. “The plaintiffs are permitted to serve the defendant… by text message as well as […]

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Principal urges HC to quash FIR filed by peon for WhatsApp

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A school principal has urged the Bombay High Court to quash an FIR filed against him by a peon for forwarding a joke on a WhatsApp group which allegedly violated provisions of the IPC and the SC/ST Act. A bench of Justice Prakash Naik and Justice S C Dharmadhikari, in an order on April 7, […]

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“User info unavailable after account deletion”

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Social networking platform WhatsApp today told Delhi High Court that on deletion of user account, the information of that person is no longer retained on its servers. The submission came in response to a query by a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal as to whether user information is retained […]

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WhatsApp to share user data with Facebook: Delhi HC seeks govt reply

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WhatsApp’s recent decision to share user data with parent company Facebook today reached the doorsteps of Delhi High Court, which sought the government’s response on the modification of the new privacy policy. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra issued notice to the Centre on a plea by two users of […]

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