Probe into WhatsApp’s privacy policy: Delhi HC nixes plea by Facebook’s Indian subsidiary against CCI order

The Delhi High Court dismissed a plea by Facebook India Online Services Private Ltd challenging an order of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) which directed an investigation against it with respect to WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy.

The CCI had, in an October 2021 order, clubbed the petitioner in a suo motu case investigating issues that arose from the updated privacy policy and terms of service for WhatsApp users and had sought information from the petitioner. Facebook India Online Services Private Ltd challenged this clubbing order stating that the CCI did not give any reasons while asking it to join the investigation.