{"id":317628,"date":"2023-08-18T13:55:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T08:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indialegallive.com\/?p=317628"},"modified":"2023-08-18T13:55:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T08:25:08","slug":"whatsapp-documents-court-service-supreme-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indialegallive.com\/magazine\/whatsapp-documents-court-service-supreme-court\/","title":{"rendered":"A Changing Landscape"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
By Garima Mitra<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n WhatsApp has become a ubiquitous messaging platform, with millions of users worldwide relying on it for personal and professional communication. With the legal system having already embraced technology and digital transformation to streamline processes, enhance accessibility, electronic filing systems, digital signatures and online platforms for case management, it has now also started accepting WhatsApp as a tool to enhance client communication and flow of information. Courts in India have also started accepting documents sent through WhatsApp to be a valid service in certain situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So what makes WhatsApp a valid platform for service?<\/p>\n\n\n\n There have been instances where courts have accepted service done via WhatsApp to be valid. <\/p>\n\n\n\n However, the Supreme Court is yet to lay down a precedent or ruling accepting Whatsapp as valid medium of service. The acceptance of WhatsApp documents as valid court service is a complex issue that requires careful consideration of factors such as proof of delivery, acknowledgment, authentication and adherence to legal frameworks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As Indian courts continue to navigate the digital landscape and embrace technology, it is essential for legal professionals, lawmakers and technology providers to work together to establish clear guidelines and standards that safeguard the integrity of court proceedings while embracing the efficiencies offered by modern communication platforms like WhatsApp. Courts incorporating WhatsApp as part of the legal service workflow demonstrate the industry\u2019s commitment to adapting to the evolving needs of clients in an increasingly digital world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014The writer is Co-Founder, Treelife (end to end legal and finance firms for startups and investors)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Even as courts accept documents via WhatsApp, legal professionals and technology providers should establish guidelines to safeguard the integrity of court proceedings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":317614,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[272,2],"tags":[1252,950,1377,127628,20232,2280],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/IL\/uploads\/2023\/08\/17114901\/WhatsApp-documents-Garima-for-web.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indialegallive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317628"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indialegallive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indialegallive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indialegallive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indialegallive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=317628"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.indialegallive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317628\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indialegallive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/317614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indialegallive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=317628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indialegallive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=317628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indialegallive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=317628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}