WhatsApp had contended that since the issue of its privacy policy was before the Supreme Court, the Competition Commission of India did not need to order the probe. The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed plea of instant messaging app WhatsApp challenging a decision of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) calling for an investigation into its controversial new privacy policy. WhatsApp had contended that since the issue of its privacy policy was before the Supreme Court, the CCI did not need to order the probe. WhatsApp had said the CCI “jumped the gun” and started the probe when this was not a competition issue. The High Court, however, noted that CCI's order of investigation could not be quashed merely because it did not await the outcome of the pending cases before the Supreme Court and High Court.

Source: The Hindu April 22, 2021 05:29 UTC