Supreme Court pulls up Google, Yahoo, Microsoft for promoting sex determination

Tech giants Google, Microsoft and Yahoo are in trouble, yet again. The Supreme Court had directed the trio not to advertise, or sponsor any advertisement, on India-centric sex determination tests that are in breach of statutory provisions. Looks like the request went on deaf ears. Now, the Supreme Court has slammed the trio for advertisements related to pre-natal sex determination tests on their websites, according to a report by The Times of India. Needless to say, pre-natal sex determination is illegal in India. The court has directed that steps should be taken in order to ensure the law isn’t violated. “Google, Microsoft, Yahoo can’t continue doing the illegal activity in the name of being an intermediary,” the court reportedly said. The report further adds that the court has asked the central government to release a memorandum to stop it from happening again. Furthermore, the court has asked the government to hold a meeting with the leading search engines in this case. The PIL is filed by Sabu Mathew George to crack down these advertisements of sex-determination kits, tools and clinics, adds the report.  Sex determination is still a matter or concern in India, wherein it is banned. The court had earlier directed the three companies to withdraw forthwith if they were carrying any such advertisements.