Delhi High Court - Orders
Chaitanya Rohilla vs Union Of India Through Secretary, ... on 25 January, 2021
Author: Sanjeev Sachdeva
Bench: Sanjeev Sachdeva
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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
+ W.P.(C) 677/2021 & CM APPL.1638/2021
CHAITANYA ROHILLA ..... Petitioner
Through: Mr. Manohar Lal, Advocate along with
petitioner in person.
versus
UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF
ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & ORS.
..... Respondents
Through: Mr. Chetan Sharma, ASG, Mr. Kirtiman
Singh, CGSC, Mr. Waize Ali Noor, Mr.
Vinay Yadav, Mr. Amit Gupta, Mr. Rohan
Anand, Mr. Taha Yasin, Mr. Sahaj Garg,
Mr. R.Venkat Prabhat and Mr. Akshay
Gadeok, Advocates for R-1
Mr. Kapil Sibal and Mr. Mukul Rohatgi,
Senior Advocates with Mr. Tejas Karia, Mr.
Vivek Reddy, Mr. Gauhar Mirza and Mr.
Koshy John, Advocates for R-2/WhatsApp.
Mr. Arvind Datar, Senior Advocate with
Mr. Ajit Warrier, Mr. Pavit Singh Katoch,
Mr. Varun Pathak, Mr. Shashank Mishra
and Ms. Nayantara Narayan, Advocate for
R-3/Facebook Inc.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV SACHDEVA
ORDER
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1. The hearing was conducted through video conferencing.
2. Learned senior counsel appearing for respondent No.2 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:KUNAL MAGGU W.P(C) 677/2021 Page 1 Signing Date:25.01.2021 16:18:21 This file is digitally signed by PS to HMJ Sanjeev Sachdeva.
Whatsapp submit that a communication has been received from the Government of India seeking certain information and the same is being responded to.
3. Learned Additional Solicitor General appearing for Union of India submits that the matter is being looked into at the highest level and a communication has been sent to Whatsapp seeking certain information. He prays for an adjournment to place on record the steps being taken by the Union of India in the said matter.
4. In view of the above, renotify on 01.03.2021.
5. Copy of the order be uploaded on the High Court website and be also forwarded to learned counsels through email by the Court Master.
SANJEEV SACHDEVA, J
JANUARY 25, 2021
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Signature Not Verified
Digitally Signed By:KUNAL
MAGGU W.P(C) 677/2021 Page 2
Signing Date:25.01.2021 16:18:21 This file is digitally signed by PS to HMJ Sanjeev Sachdeva.