Delhi High Court Upholds Telegram Temporary Ban Ahead Of NEET-UG Retest
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday upheld the government's directive to temporarily restrict access to the Telegram messaging app ahead of the June 21 NEET-UG re-exam, holding the order as "not disproportionate".
While pronouncing the judgement, a vacation bench of Justice Tejas Karia said the Centre's order was "least restrictive" and the government was empowered to direct blocking of access to Telegram.
A detailed order is awaited.
Telegram’s counsel had questioned the legality of the government order blocking the platform. He had said that over 150 million users had been affected by the Centre's action.
While pronouncing the judgement, a vacation bench of Justice Tejas Karia said the Centre's order was "least restrictive" and the government was empowered to direct blocking of access to Telegram.
A detailed order is awaited.
Telegram’s counsel had questioned the legality of the government order blocking the platform. He had said that over 150 million users had been affected by the Centre's action.