WHATSAPP & TWITTER - "CONSTITUTIONAL VALIDITY V/S PRACTICAL APPLICABILITY"

The second panel of the day was titled "WhatsApp and Twitter – Constitutional Validity Vs Practical Applicability". Moderated by Bharat Mehta EVP, Regional GC & Ethics & Compliance Officer - India & APAC Capgemini; the participants included Dr. Pavan Duggal, Advocate, Supreme Court of India; Nirupam Srivastava, VP Strategy, M&A, Digital Transformation, Hero Corporate Service; Abhishek Malhotra Managing Partner TMT Law Practice; and Vaishali Bhagwat Advocate, High Court. Bharat Mehta said, "IT (information technology) and Information broadcasting laws are seeing maturity and convergence, which is also need of the hour, given the impact social media can have on society and national security, due to influence of Artificial intelligence and big data."