Delhi HC issues notice to Centre on PIL alleging illegal operation of Chinese e-commerce website


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New Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Centre on public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the Union of India, and Ministry of Commerce to take appropriate steps against Chinese company ' SPPIN India Private Limited ', for allegedly running operations of the e-commerce websites--'Shopee'-- in India that may have "grave and imminent" danger to the security, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of India. The plea stated that the company floated to hoodwink the relevant authorities in order to defeat the mandate of Press Note 3. A direction for blocking the...