: Delhi Assembly notice to Facebook: States cannot summon social media platforms, Centre tells SC #IndiaNEWS The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that social media platforms such as Facebook

Delhi Assembly notice to Facebook: States cannot summon social media platforms, Centre tells SC #IndiaNEWS
The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter cannot be made accountable to state Assemblies and that a “national response??? was required to address the “uncontrollable global problem??? emerging from them, Live Law reported.“By the nature of this problem, this has to be examined on a national level,??? Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed the court. “We cannot have 20 committees looking into what can be done.???A bench of Justices SK Kaul, Dinesh Maheshwari and Hrishikesh Roy was hearing a plea by Facebook India head Ajit Mohan challenging the summons issued to him on September 10 and September 18 by Delhi Legislative Assembly’s Peace and Harmony Committee, which is conducting an inquiry into the communal violence that hit the Capital in February 2020.In his plea, Mohan had argued that the committee does not have the jurisdiction on the matter and that the relevant powers were vested with Parliament. Mehta, in his submission, supported his stand.“Summons dated September 10, 2020, and September 18, 2020, issued by the state committee, fall outside the scope of powers conferred upon the state Legislative Assembly as per the scheme of the Constitution relatable to the state of Delhi,??? Mehta said, according to Bar and Bench. He referred to subjects listed under...Read more

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