The Supreme Court will hear Meta and WhatsApp’s plea against the Rs 213.14 crore penalty imposed by the CCI over their controversial privacy policy. The court earlier warned tech giants not to “play with the right to privacy of citizens in the name of data sharing.”
Justice K.V. Viswanathan, born on May 26, 1966, in Kerala, became a Supreme Court judge on May 19, 2023. He has a notable legal career, becoming a Senior Advocate in 2009 and representing key cases, including marriage equality and privacy rights. He is anticipated to ascend as India’s 58th Chief Justice in 2030.
