The Centre told the Delhi High Court on Monday that the IT Rules 2021 are the 'law of the land' and Twitter is 'mandatorily' required to comply with them.
The central also told the Dehi High court that Twitter has failed to fully comply with the rules, which results in the micro-blogging site losing the immunity granted to intermediaries under the law.
The reply was filed in response to a petition alleging that the US-based micro-blogging site has not appointed a resident grievance officer, as per the IT Rules 2021.
The Centre told the court that Twitter had initially appointed interim Resident Grievance Officer and Nodal Contact Person but it later informed that both the officers have resigned from their positions.
The Centre said in its reply said the grievances from India in the interim are apparently being handled by Twitter’s personnel from the US, which amounts to non-compliance with the IT rules.