SUPREME COURT: APPLIE HAS NO DUTY TO TRACE STOLEN IPHONE USING UNIQUE IDENTITY NUMBER

The Supreme Court in the case observed wherein by the Odisha State Consumer Commission made the observations that Apple India has the duty to trace a stolen iPhone with the help of a unique identity number provided by it.

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The Supreme Court in the case stated that the observation made by the Consumer Commission was ‘unwarranted’ in the matter.

The bench comprising of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma in the case was hearing an appeal filed by Apple India against the Consumer Commission’s order, which was passed in a complaint filed over stolen iPhone.

The court observed that While Apple India agreed to compensate the complainant as it is directed by the Commission, thus, it took objection to the observation made with regards to its duty to trace stolen phones.

It has been submitted by Apple India that if such observations or directions continue to remain, the company would become a ‘law-enforcing agency of recovering lost products’ marketed by the petitioner.