Yeah but a DMCA takedown is focused on the content, not on deleting a user's account. Not after one "strike", anyway.
That’s true but the Digital Millennium Copyright Act is a US law and this is an Indian court. So it’s similar in that what has to be reported is the act of a user sharing the content, but the reaction the platform has to take is different.
I’m not sure I would consider a DMCA takedown request “evidence”.
Odd narration though. What constitutes "sufficient evidence"? Is WhatsApp now the judge of this?
Most likely, because if they refuse and it's infringing then it's them (WhatsApp) getting dragged to court for not following the court's orders. I suspect it'll end up similar to how most service providers handle DMCA takedowns: honor it without question. If it's invalid, the affected party can take it up with whoever submitted the request as far as WhatsApp is concerned.