https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=783777 The dominant issue was whether the regulator's application sought a permissible clarification of the appellate judgment or an impermissible review/re-litigation. The Tribunal held that, to advance the ends of justice, it could consider the application where the requested "clarification" concerned the scope of operative remedial directions and did not amount to reopening merits, applying the core principle that user data use beyond essential WhatsApp functions requires express, revocable consent and must preserve opt-in/opt-out choice with purpose limitation. It rejected the contention that optional-feature, limited advertising-related sharing rendered the application infructuous, since users must be able to opt out at any stage. The clarification was allowed, and the remedial directions were held applicable to all non-WhatsApp purposes, including both advertising and non-advertising uses. en-us Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 07:59:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=783777 The dominant issue was whether the regulator's application sought a permissible clarification of the appellate judgment or an impermissible review/re-litigation. The Tribunal held that, to advance the ends of justice, it could consider the application where the requested "clarification" concerned the scope of operative remedial directions and did not amount to reopening merits, applying the core principle that user data use beyond essential WhatsApp functions requires express, revocable consent and must preserve opt-in/opt-out choice with purpose limitation. It rejected the contention that optional-feature, limited advertising-related sharing rendered the application infructuous, since users must be able to opt out at any stage. The clarification was allowed, and the remedial directions were held applicable to all non-WhatsApp purposes, including both advertising and non-advertising uses. Case-Laws Law of Competition Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=783777