Delhi High Court upholds temporary Telegram ban ahead of NEET-UG re-exam, says Centre’s orders well-founded

A day after questioning the impact of a platform-wide restriction on millions of users, the Delhi High Court on Friday upheld the Centre’s decision to temporarily block access to Telegram ahead of the June 21 NEET-UG re-examination, ruling that the government’s action was justified, proportionate and backed by adequate reasons.

Orally pronouncing the substantive portions of the verdict, a vacation bench of Justice Tejas Karia said, “After considering all the arguments, we find that given the emergency nature, the reasons supplied are sufficient and the government has followed the procedure in Section 69A.”