India asks court to stymie potential challenge to Chinese app ban

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Exclusive: India asks court to stymie potential challenge to Chinese app ban

NEW DELHI: India's government has petitioned a state court to stop any of the Chinese companies whose 59 apps it recently banned from obtaining an injunction to block the order, according to two sources and the legal filing.

Two sources with direct knowledge of the filing said the government had presented a so-called caveat in the High Court of the western state of Rajasthan, suggesting it expects one or more of the companies to challenge the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology's ban. "Let nothing be done till the applicants are heard in the matter," said the court filing signed by Additional Solicitor General of India Rajdeepak Rastogi.The order to ban the apps was passed to safeguard"the interests of Indian mobile and Internet users and ensure safety and sovereignty of Indian Cyber Space," said the filing, which was seen by Reuters.

India's IT ministry and the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi did not immediately respond to requests for comment.Previously, China has expressed strong concern about the ban, which could hurt expansion plans and cost jobs, and said it may violate World Trade Organization rules.

 

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