-By Raunak Kumar Singh
On February 25, the Delhi High Court refused to entertain an urgent plea regarding the ban of a Chinese AI platform that’s Deepseek. The Court said that the users can always opt out and can choose to not use these platforms. The court questioned the urgency of the plea and observed that there are numerous AI platform available already. A bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela made these comments while dismissing a public interest litigation (PIL) that asked for a ban on DEEPSEEK, the Chinese AI platform on the grounds of privacy and security as stated by the petitioner.
The case was put up for hearing again on April 16, and the counsel for central government was instructed to seek instructions in the case by February 12. Subsequently, the petitioner requested for an urgent hearing. The court, however, commented that many such AI platforms were already in use in India. The bench posed questions to the petitioner, saying, “ How sensitive is this case? Many such applications are available with just different names and it’s been in India for a very long time.” The issue did not need to be given any urgency.
The bench also cautioned the lawyer, “If you feel that this platform is injurious, then don’t use it. To this the lawyer replied, “ Though he wouldn’t personally use it, the website is open to the public.” The court commented, “Yes it is available to the public, anyone can see a lot of things on the internet.”
The court eventually declined to grant any early hearing and stated that the case was not an emergency. The court said, “There is no solid reason for an early hearing. The application stands rejected.
Case title :- “Union of India Vs. Bhavna Sharma”
