WhatsApp in its plea claims that traceability clause breaks end-to-end encryption and the privacy principles underlying it, and impermissibly infringes upon users’ fundamental rights to privacy and freedom of speech.
The two-judge bench comprising Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice M.R. Shah pronounced its judgment in the Election Commission's plea against the Madras High Court's oral observations.
The Single Bench of Justice Alka Sarin passed this order while hearing a Petition filed by Vijender Kumar under Section 439 of the Code of CrPC, 1973 for grant of regular bail in FIR No.485 dated 13.08.2020 under Sections 153-A, 295-A and 505 of IPCc
Delhi HC said “to have a name and to express the same in the manner he wishes, is a part of the right to freedom of speech and expression under Article 19 (1) (a) as well as right to liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.
The Supreme Court Judge Justice Sanjay Kishen Kaul has said that the mindless forwarding of WhatsApp messages without any verification is leading to the spread of fake news and such messages often assume racial and religious overtones.