Delhi HC Expresses Displeasure Over Non-Compliance of IT Rules by Twitter

The DelhiDelhiDelhi High Court Wednesday expressed displeasure over Twitter Inc appointing a contingent worker as Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) and said the microblogging platform was non-compliant with the new Information Technology (IT) Rules. Justice Rekha Palli noted that while the rules mandated appointment of a key managerial person or a senior employee as CCO, Twitter disclosed in its affidavit that it had appointed a contingent worker through a third party contractor.

He (CCO) is categorical (in his affidavit) that he is not an employee. This itself is in the teeth of the rule. There has to be some seriousness about the rule. Some sanctity has to be given, the court remarked.

The court added that it had reservations with respect to the usage of the term contingent worker by Twitter especially when it was not known who the third party contractor was.