When an emoji can land you in jail
Deccan ChronicleCan a thumbs up emoji be as valid as a signature and bind you into a contract? THE EMOJI DILEMMA In the absence of any Indian precedent or legislation on this matter, says Supreme Court advocate Kushank Sindhu, it has become crucial for individuals and businesses to exercise caution during commercial negotiations. It led a Delhi based lawyer Gurmeet Singh to send a legal notice to mobile messaging app WhatsApp, asking it to remove the “middle finger” emoji within 15 days. “It is, therefore, important for the people entering into commercial negotiations, to be careful about how they communicate and what they put in oral and written communications including Whatsapp conversations and emails,” says Kushank. EMOJI SHOWS UP IN MADRAS HC Prior to the said Canadian ruling, the High Court of Madras was seized with a matter where a complaint was filed against certain individuals for posting the emoji ‘smiling face with tears’ on a whatsapp group for offence under Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act in 2018.
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