Facebook not complying with Indian law, resulting in lawlessness: TN to SC

NEW DELHI: The Tamil Nadu government claimed in the Supreme Court on Thursday that Facebook Inc and other social media companies are not complying with Indian laws, resulting in “increased lawlessness” and difficulties in “detecting crimes”. It sought modification of the August 20 order of the apex court directing the Madras High Court to continue hearing of the pleas for linkage of social media profiles with biometric ID Aadhaar but restrained it from passing any effective orders.

The high court is at the advanced stage but due to the apex court’s August 20 order, the high court had deferred the hearings on those petitions, the state government said.