The Delhi High Court on Friday upheld the Centre's decision to temporarily restrict access to Telegram until June 22, backing the Centre's argument that extraordinary measures were necessary to curb the spread of fake NEET (UG) 2026 re-examination papers and exam-related fraud ahead of the June 21 re-test.
"Government order on emergency ban does not suffer from non-application of mind," the high court said, dismissing the petition filed by Telegram. "Government's order is well founded. A platform can be banned under Section 69A of the IT Act," observed Justice Tejas Karia, noting there are “sufficient” reasons to temporarily ban the app ahead of the re-tests.
