Examine statutory safeguards for minors: SC to Govt

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to examine whether a statutory framework can be put in place for social media intermediaries to ensure that they and other digital platforms comply with Indian laws governing minors, including the legal bar on children below 18 independently entering into contracts. On September 10, a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana had taken note of submissions made by senior advocate H S Phoolka, appearing for petitioner NGO ‘Just Rights for Children Alliance’, and sought responses on the plea from the Union ministries of electronics and information technology, as well as law and justice.