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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHIW.P.(C) 3672/2012 and CM Nos.7709/2012, 12197/2012 and 6888/2013

K.N. GOVINDACHARYA ... Petitioner

Through: Mr Virag Gupta, Mr Vikas Chandra and Mr Kundan Lal, Advocates.

versus

UNION OF INDIA and ORS ... Respondents

Through: Mr Rajeeve Mehra, ASG with Mr Sumeet Pushkarna, CGSC and

Mr Gaurav Sharma, Advocate for R-1 Mr Akhil Anand, Mr Praveen Sehrawat

and Ms Priyadarshni Banerjee, Advocate for Google India/R-3. Mr Arvind

Nigam, Mr Ankit Relan and Neel Mason, Advocate for R-10.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BADAR DURREZ AHMED

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIBHU BAKHRU

O R D E R

30.10.2013

We have seen the screen shots, which have been filed by Google Inc. as well as

Facebook Inc. with regard to the provision for a Grievance Officer. We are satisfied

that there is compliance by Google Inc. as well as Facebook Inc. with the provisions

of Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules, 2011.

With regard to the E-mail Policy which was to be finalized, Mr Pushkarna,

learned counsel appearing on behalf of the UOI states that some more time would

be taken in as much as, all the Ministries are being consulted before the E-mail

Policy is finally put in place. We hope that the said policy will be put in place within

four weeks from today. We also hope that the new E-mail Policy will adequately

deal with the requirements of the Public Records Act, 1993.

We also find that the provision with regard to the electronic signatures as

contained in Section 3A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 refers to Schedule

II which, till date, is blank. Mr Pushkarna shall take instructions in this regard as

to whether and when, the Central Government is intending to bring out a

notification as stipulated in the said provision so that electronic signatures are

specified in Schedule II to the Information Act, 2000.

If the respondents wish to file any additional affidavits, they may do so. We are

also indicating that on the next date of hearing, we may be taking up the issue with

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regard to taxation.

Renotify on 12.12.2013.

BADAR DURREZ AHMED, J

VIBHU BAKHRU, J

OCTOBER 30, 2013