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WhatsApp revised privacy policy: Justice Singh recuses herself from plea

Justice Singh took objection to an email sent to the Court from WhatsApp and the matter will now be heard by another bench on Monday, January 18

Delhi High Court judge Justice Prathiba Singh
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Justice Prathiba Singh ordered that the matter be placed before another single-judge Bench

Peerzada Abrar Bengaluru
Justice Prathiba Singh of the Delhi High Court on Friday recused herself from hearing the petition challenging the updated privacy policy of messaging giant WhatsApp.

In a brief hearing, Justice Singh took objection to an email sent to the court by WhatsApp, and on account of that she took the decision.

Law platform Bar & Bench said it was “understood that the email pointed out that Justice Singh had appeared in a connected matter when she was a lawyer”.

WhatsApp later withdrew the email unconditionally.

“I am not going to hear this case. I was, in any case, not going