This Haryana court issues summons via WhatsApp

Courts have usually be slow to adopt to technology. However things seem to be changing with time.

Even as the Supreme Court is set to decide on the privacy issues relating to WhatsApp, a court in Haryana would send a notice through the messaging application. The court decided to send out the summons as it felt that it would reduce delay.

A Financial Commissioner court in Haryana has ordered that the summons be served via WhatsApp. The order was passed in a case relating to a partition suit. This is the first time in the history of the country that a summons would be sent out through a messaging service.

The court while passing the order said that an email address or a mobile number is also the address of a person in present times. The court also directed that an image of the summons bearing the court seal be sent to the party's mobile number. The court further added that the printout of the delivery report on WhatsApp will considered as proof of delivery.

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