WhatsApp conversations can’t be read as evidence without certificate under Evidence Act: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has recently said that WhatsApp conversations cannot be read as evidence without a proper certificate as mandated under the Evidence Act, 1872.

The HC was hearing a plea by Dell International Services India Private Ltd against a December 12, 2023, order of the Delhi State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission where the Commission upheld the district consumer commission’s order of July 2023.

The District Commission had refused to take on record the written statement filed by Dell on the ground that the same was filed beyond the period of limitation.