Bombay HC: California courts can't rule on IT Rules violations in Meta case

The Bombay High Court rejected Meta's bid to move Blink Digital's lawsuit over disabled accounts to California. Justice Sandeep Marne ruled that California courts cannot decide alleged violations of India's IT Act and Intermediary Rules, and Facebook India did not contest jurisdiction. A hearing on restoring the accounts is set for November 2.

• Blink Digital seeks restoration of 4 business and about 9,000 ad accounts
• The agency is claiming Rs 1,000 crore in damages from Meta
• Facebook India did not challenge the Bombay court's jurisdiction
• The GAC has received 70,548 appeals and disposed of about 23%