WhatsApp LLC. and its parent company Facebook Inc., now Meta, have moved the Delhi High Court, challenging the Information Technology Rules enacted in 2021 that require social media intermediaries to trace chats and make provisions to identify the first originator of information.
A Bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan has posted the case to August 14.
During the hearing, the lawyer appearing for WhatsApp noted that the instant messaging platform would exit India if encryption has to be broken.