Supreme Court Bench to frame questions on WhatsApp
The bench was hearing petitions which said that privacy of citizens has been infringed by WhatsApp and Facebook.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will formulate on May 15 the questions regarding law on ‘WhatsApp’ privacy issues to be adjudicated and in the meanwhile asked the parties to submit their brief propositions.
A five-judge bench of Justices Dipak Misra, A.K. Sikri, Amitav Roy, A.M. Khanwilkar and M.M. Shantanagouder, told counsel for paties that after formulation of the questions, the court will fix the dates for hearing during the summer vacation. The bench was hearing petitions which said that privacy of citizens has been infringed by WhatsApp and Facebook, which amounted to infringement of Articles 19 (Freedom of Speech and Expression) and 21 (Right to Life) of the Constitution.
They said the social networking sites compromised the privacy of interpersonal communication of over 150 million people in the country.
On behalf of the Centre the Attorney General said the government would soon bring a framework for protection of privacy of Whatsapp, Facebook and messages communicated in the social media.