India, Oct. 28 -- Update | October 28, 11:16 IST

The Bombay High Court rejected Meta Platforms Inc.'s plea challenging its jurisdiction to hear a Rs.1,000 Cr commercial suit filed by digital advertising agency Blink Digital India.

Meta sought the return of the suit for filing before a US court, arguing that its terms require commercial disputes to be resolved exclusively in California under Californian law.

However, Justice Sandeep V Marne held that private contracts cannot override mandatory Indian laws. The court noted that the dispute went beyond a contractual breach, with both parties raising allegations of violations of India's Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.

The court a...