After a long tussle between Twitter and the Central government, the centre informed the Delhi High Court that Twitter has appointed permanent officers as per the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
Twitter Files Renewed Affidavits With The Court
As per the latest reports, Senior Advocate Sajan Poovayya who represents Twitter submitted renewed affidavits before the court. Following this, Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma who represents the Centre informed that the company has complied with the new IT Rules 2020.
Sharma along with Senior advocate Tushar Rao have sought time to file a short reply to the counter affidavit. The matter is scheduled for hearing on October 5.
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This comes after Twitter on August 6 informed the Delhi High Court that they have appointed employees as Chief Compliance Officer and Resident Grievance Officer and a Nodal Contact Person.
Twitter in its affidavit said that they initially hired Vinay Prakash via a third party contractor. However, it was done in a hurry as they didn’t have a corporate presence in India. And at that time, the position was contingent because they planned to convert the position as a full time employee whenever possible. But now, Vinay Prakash is a permanent employee effective from August 4.
Petition Against Twitter’s Non-Compliance To Be Heard On August 10
The affidavit submitted to the court said that Prakash is fully capable of performing the functions of Chief Compliance Officer and the Resident Grievance Officer. At the same time, Shahin Komath will be the Nodal Contact Person.
Justice Rekha Palli said that Twitter seems to have complied with the Court’s order. This comes after the High Court was hearing the plea filed by Amit Acharya via Advocate Akash Vajpal against Twitter’s (alleged) non-compliance with the new IT Rules.
The hearing is scheduled for August 10.
