New Delhi, August 5

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a senior Army officer’s plea difficult the Indian Army’s current coverage banning armed forces personnel from utilizing social networking platforms similar to Facebook and Instagram.

A bench of justices Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Asha Menon whereas saying the order mentioned: “Sorry we are dismissing. Thank you.”

The Army officer had sought an interim reduction that he be allowed to retain his Facebook (FB) account in a deactivated kind until the court docket decides whether or not to entertain his petition after going by the Army’s coverage beneath problem.

According to the brand new June 6 coverage, all Indian Army personnel have been ordered to delete their accounts from Facebook, Instagram and 87 different functions.

The petition has sought a route to the Director-General of Military Intelligence to withdraw its June 6 coverage. PTI