Twitter should comply with new IT rules: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued a notice to Twitter over its alleged non-compliance with the Centre's new rules for social media companies.

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday issued a notice to micro-blogging platform Twitter over its alleged non-compliance with the Centre's new rules for social media companies.

Twitter has to comply with the new Information Technology Rules for digital media if they have not been stayed, the Delhi High Court said on Monday.

Justice Rekha Palli issued notice to the Centre and the social media platform seeking their stand on a plea by a lawyer, Amit Acharya, claiming non-compliance of the rules by it.

While Twitter claimed before the court that it has complied with the rules and appointed a resident grievance officer, the central government disputed the claim.

"They have to follow it (rules), if it has not been stayed," the court said.

In his plea, filed through advocate Akash Vajpai and Manish Kumar, Acharya said that he came to know about the alleged non-compliance when he tried to lodge a complaint against a couple of tweets.

-With agency inputs