New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- The Delhi High Court on Wednesday has asked the Centre and Facebook to respond with a forward-action. The plea challenged the new WhatsApp Privacy Policy. A Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh issued notice to the MeitY and WhatsApp seeking their stand on the plea by March. Seema Singh and Meghan Singh have filed the petition in Delhi HC. They have contended that the new privacy policy indicates the "fissures" in Indian data protection and privacy laws.

On the matter, Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma said the Centre has sent out questionnaires to WhatsApp on various issues seeking answers. He also said a joint parliamentary committee is looking into the matter. This is a second petition ...