'Can't Move An Inch': Anti-Trust Body On Probe Into WhatsApp, Facebook
NDTV
CCI said there was "virtually a stay" on the proceedings and the anti-trust regulator must be allowed to carry out its investigation and Facebook and WhatsApp must be asked to file their replies
Competition Commission of India (CCI) Thursday told the Delhi High Court that it was not able "move an inch" in its investigation into WhatsApp's privacy policy of 2021 on account of a court order granting time to Facebook and the instant messaging platform for filing replies in connection with the probe.
CCI told a bench headed by Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma that there was "virtually a stay" on the proceedings and the anti-trust regulator must be allowed to carry out its investigation and Facebook and WhatsApp must be asked to file their replies.
The bench, also comprising Justice Subramonium Prasad, was hearing appeals of WhatsApp LLC and Facebook Inc challenging a single-judge order dismissing their pleas against the probe ordered by the CCI into the instant messaging platform's updated privacy policy.
"The investigation is 16 months old... We are not able to move an inch. We must be allowed to investigate," the senior lawyer said.
