The Delhi High Court has agreed to hear a challenge to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team's April directives, which heightened compliance requirements for VPN service providers, among others.
The petitioner has challenged CERT-In's directives, arguing that it went beyond CERT-In's authority by asking service providers to store personal and invasive information about customers.
The petitioner has challenged the CERT-In's directions on the grounds that the directives exceeded CERT-In's authority by requiring service providers to store personal and invasive information about customers.
The company has also argued that the directions effectively stop VPN services such as those provided by the SnTHostings and violate their right to carry on business as guaranteed by the constitution.
The petition said this also does not provide any incentive for the user to continue using a VPN service based in India.
The high court has given CERT-In four weeks to respond to the challenge. The case will be heard again in court on Dec. 9.
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