Currently, the Supreme Court threw out a PIL that called on the Centre to shut down popular messaging app, WhatsApp, if it fails to respect the authority decisions in India.try. A Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Aravind Kumar said it was not inclined to entertain the plea filed by Kerala resident Omanakuttan KG, a software engineer.Omanakuttan in his plea contended that the messaging platform had refused to comply with the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. ntry and the Ministry of Information and Communications has requested the Centre to ban the operation and use of WhatsApp. The Supreme Court on Thursday (November 14, 2024) disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that sought an order on the Centre to prohibit the operation and use of WhatsApp in case it fails to adhere to authorities’ orders in the country. In a brief order, a Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Aravind Kumar said it was not inclined to entertain the plea filed by Kerala resident Omanakuttan KG, a software engineer. Omanakuttan in his plea also claimed that the messaging platform had not agreed to follow the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. Draconian rules: On the emergent manifestations of the IT Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code Amendment Rules, 2023 This it said breached the rights of the citizens as in Article 21 of the constitution, as well as being a potential threat to national interest and national security. If the app was not ready to adapt to the new technology and failed to be a part of Government action, it was no rights to run its operation in the country. Many websites and mobile applications had been blocked by Centre for being acting against the interest of the country, it said.