Delhi HC issues notice after plea against Google, Facebook

Even as Facebook continues to struggle to free itself from the ongoing objectionable content lawsuit tangle in the country, a fresh one has raised its ugly head. Based on a public interest litigation filed by K.N.Govindacharya, the Delhi High Court issued notice to the central government, social networking site Facebook India and Google India. Govindacharya, a right-wing Hindu activist in his PIL sought the recovery of taxes, which he alleges haven't come through as a result of the Indian operations of both Facebook and Google. By way of his PIL, Govindacharya now wants the HC to direct the government to "recover all "past and present" direct and indirect tax demands arising from business income from Indian operations of different social networking websites." Now, a division bench comprising Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rajiv Shakdher have asked the government, and the aforementioned Internet-based companies to file their replies within four weeks and have set September 5 as the next date for the hearing in this case.Click here for full story