Supreme Court asks WhatsApp to respond to plea over non-sharing of UPI data with Facebook The apex court has warned that have warned that if WhatsApp fails to file a reply to the writ petition, then the allegations made against it will be accepted. Sushant Talwar | February 1, 2021 | Updated 17:12 IST Highlights The petition seeks to halt the launch of WhatsApp Payments in India. The petition seeks clarity over non-sharing of UPI data with Facebook. In the latest legal headache for the Facebook-owned messaging platform, WhatsApp, the Supreme Court of India on Monday ordered the platform to file a response on a writ petition that urges the RBI and NPCI to make sure that data collected by WhatsApp through its UPI-based payments feature is not shared with its parent company, Facebook, or any third party company. The plea also seeks direction from the apex court to ensure WhatsApp is not permitted to launch full-scale operations of 'WhatsApp Pay' in India without fulfilling all legal compliances.