ORDER

1. On 19th September, 2016, the learned Solicitor General of India had submitted that there was a meeting with three software companies, namely, Google India Private Limited, Yahoo ! India and Microsoft Corporation (I) Pvt. Ltd. and prior to the meeting, the companies were asked to respond to certain questions. The said questions read as under:

“(a) Whether respondents feel obligated to comply with the provisions of PC-PNDT Act, especially section 22 of the Act as directed by this Hon'ble Court vide its order dated 28.01.2015 ?

(b) Whether Respondents are ready to publish a “Warning Message” on top of search result, as and when any user in India submits any “key word searches” in search engines, which relates to pre conception and pre natal deermination of sex or sex selection ?

(c) Whether Respondents are ready to block “auto-complete” failure for “key word” searches which relates to pre-conception and/or pre-natal determination of sex or sex selection ?

(d) Whether the words/phrases relating to pre-conception and pre natal determination of sex or sex selection to be provided and regularly updated by the Government for the 'key word search' or shall it be the onus of the Responde