India, Nov. 20 -- The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has reportedly sought clarity from the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) over its recent judgment in the WhatsApp privacy policy case.

As per news agency PTI, the competition watchdog has urged the tribunal to specify whether user consent, as per its order, is needed in cases where data is used for advertising or for non-advertising purposes.

This follows the NCLAT earlier this month granting partial relief to WhatsApp and setting aside a part of the CCI order, which banned the messaging platform from sharing data with Meta Platforms for advertising purposes for five years.

However, the tribunal retained The INR 213 Cr penalty imposed by the CCI on the social med...