Tik tok banned in India supreme court asks Google and Apple to remove TikTok from app stores, now it faces total ban in country

 Tik tok banned in India

The order by the Ministry of electronics and information Technology (Meity) seeks to drag down TikTok from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store to stop any further downloads.

The move, by the Ministry of electronics and information Technology (MeitY), comes when the Supreme Court on monday refused to stay an earlier order by the Madras supreme court to ban the app. A bench, headed by justice Ranjan Gogoi, announce the matter for hearing to April 22, because the Madras supreme court is predicted to listen to the case on April 16.
MeitY’s order will help stop any downloads of the application, however those that have already downloaded it'll be able to continue using it on their smartphones, said both the people familiar with the development.

The supreme court asked the govt. to ban download of tik tok application. It (MeitY) is ensuring that by asking Google and Apple to delete it from the app store.currently it's up to the companies to do it or appeal the order,” said one of the individuals.The Madurai bench of the Madras supreme court on april 3 passed an order directing the government to ban downloading of the TikTok app within the country. It conjointly restricted media firms from video the videos created using the apps.On Monday, senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, showing for ByteDance, argued for a keep against the ban, saying it had been causing irreparable damageto the corporate. ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, had earlier appealed to the apex court against the supreme court directive.

 Tik tok banned in India