India, March 26 -- The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) not to take any coercive action against Meta Platforms Inc over any unauthorised listing on Facebook Marketplace without giving the US-based social media giant an opportunity to present its stand.

Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, while dealing with Meta's petition against a CCPA order imposing a Rs 10 lakh penalty on it for alleged unauthorised sale and listing of walkie-talkies on the Facebook Marketplace, said the platform cannot be penalised by giving "vague and omnibus" directions.

The senior counsel for Meta said that in compliance with the order, the platform was not permitting any listings for walkie-talkies on the market...