What is ‘contingent worker’, HC asks Twitter

Court questions status of recently appointed COO, gives site a week’s time to file fresh affidavit

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday expressed reservations about Twitter changing the status of its recently appointed chief compliance officer (CCO) from “interim” to “contingent” in its latest affidavit. Justice Rekha Palli remarked that the rules mandated the appointment of a senior employee as CCO, but Twitter, according to its affidavit, had appointed a “contingent worker” through a third party contractor. “What is this contingent worker? I don’t know what it would mean. I have a problem with the word,” the court said. It gave the micro-blogging site a week’s time to submit a fresh affidavit. “File a better affidavit. This is not acceptable. I’m giving you a long rope but don’t expect the court to do it on and on. Disclose the name of the third party contractor and explain ‘contingent’.”