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The apex courtroom allowed the 2 petitioners to withdraw the plea and instructed them that they had been free to hunt another treatment obtainable in legislation earlier than an acceptable discussion board.
A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta was instructed by the counsel showing for the petitioners that their WhatsApp, which they used to speak with the purchasers, was blocked.
“There are other communication applications, you can use,” the Bench noticed and requested why WhatsApp of the petitioners was blocked.
The petitioners’ counsel stated no motive was given to them.
“What is your fundamental right to have access to WhatsApp?” the Bench. It requested the petitioners why they approached the apex courtroom immediately with a petition underneath Article 32 of the Constitution.
The counsel stated the petitioners, who’ve a clinic and a polydiagnostic centre, had been speaking with their purchasers by WhatsApp and had been utilizing the messaging platform for the final 10-12 years.
The Bench noticed that lately an indigenous messaging app has been created, and the petitioners might use that for speaking with their purchasers.
It added that the petitioners might strategy the High Court with their grievances.
The counsel referred to the prayer made within the plea and stated the petitioners have sought pan-India tips “for governing the social media intermediaries with respect to suspension and blocking of account, ensuring due process, transparency and proportionality”.
The counsel requested how might their WhatsApp be blocked with out giving them any alternative to reply.
“Is WhatsApp or the intermediary, a state?” the Bench requested.
When the counsel stated “it is not”, the Bench noticed that even a writ petition won’t be maintainable earlier than the High Court.
The Bench noticed that the petitioners might file a civil swimsuit.
Published – October 10, 2025 01:16 pm IST
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