Search engines allowing promotion of sex selection in India

Google , Yahoo and MSN have been accused of allowing sex selection ads in their sponsored results. Dr. Sabu Mathew George filed a writ petition highlighting the violation of Preconception and Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques Act by the websites. Particularly Yahoo, Google and MSN were accused of allowing ads to run despite of repeated warning notice sent to them.

As per the article

“The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre, Google India, Yahoo India and Microsoft Corporation on a petition seeking a ban on popular online search engines promoting sex selection techniques.
A three-Judge Bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justices P. Sathasivam and J.M. Panchal issued notice on a writ petition filed by Dr. Sabu Mathew George highlighting the violation of Preconception and Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques Act by the websites.
Counsel Sanjay Parikh submitted that despite bringing the websites to the notice of the departments concerned, no steps were taken to block them. He said the petition was filed for full and effective implementation of the Act.
He sought a direction to the Centre to block all websites, including those of Google, Yahoo and Microsoft, that violated the Act.
Dr. George wanted a direction to the Centre to take punitive and deterrent action against these three companies. “

source: hindu.com/2008/08/14/stories/2008081459841300.htm

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