New Delhi/IBNS, Feb. 3 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed strong reservations over Meta Platforms and WhatsApp LLC's data-sharing practices, observing that it would not permit any misuse of users' personal information, media reports said.

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi was hearing pleas filed by Meta and WhatsApp challenging an order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), which upheld a penalty of Rs. 213.14 crore imposed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) over WhatsApp's 2021 privacy policy.

Senior advocate Akhil Sibal, appearing for Meta and WhatsApp, submitted that users had the option to opt out of the policy. Questioning the eff...