'No Fundamental Right To Use WhatsApp': Supreme Court Rejects Plea To Restore Blocked Account; Suggests Use Of 'Arattai'

10 Oct 2025, 12:25 PM

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The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a writ petition seeking restoration of access to a person's blocked WhatsApp account as well as guidelines on the suspension/blocking of accounts by social media intermediaries.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta dismissed the matter as withdrawn, after hearing Senior Advocate Mahalaxmi Pavani (for petitioners). The bench however gave...

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'No Fundamental Right To Use WhatsApp': Supreme Court Rejects Plea To Restore Blocked Account; Suggests Use Of 'Arattai'

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