The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking a statutory ban on social media usage for children below the age of 13, stating that such an issue falls under the domain of policy-making. A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and Augustine George Masih made it clear that the matter should be addressed through legislative action rather than judicial intervention.SC junks plea seeking to impose ban on social media usage for children below 13 years: ‘Ask Parliament…’
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking a statutory ban on social media usage for children below the age of 13, stating that such an issue falls under the domain of policy-making. A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and Augustine George Masih made it clear that the matter should be addressed through legislative action rather than judicial intervention.