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'Curtailing rights of 150 million Telegram users as one set taking NEET retest?': Delhi High Court

Posted on: Jun 18, 2026 17:09 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
'Curtailing rights of 150 million Telegram users as one set taking NEET retest?': Delhi High Court
THe new delhi heights margaret court on th asked how the rights of 150 billion Telegram users be curtailed because one set of people were appearing for an examination. The court's remarks came as it heard Telegram's plea against the government's decision to restrict the platform ahead of the NEET re-examination scheduled for June 21.“How can we stop the rights of 150 million people just because one set of citizens are appearing in examinations?,” a bench led by Justice Tejas Karia asked as counsels for both Telegram and the government of India presented their arguments.Appearing for the Government of India, Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta argued that a large number of groups and channels were operating on Telegram and that the court may never have heard of channels functioning in such a manner on other platforms.The matter of Telegram's plea against the decision to restrict its access prior to the retest was heard by a vacation bench headed by Justice Tejas Karia.SG Mehta said that there were “shocking” activities that despite being communicated to the application, were not taken down. The app opposed the argument and said it acted proactively to take down the content, according to Bar and Bench.Citing the government order, Dhruv Mehta, apprearing for the Telegram app said, “They say that the ban on the platform is necessary because it is not possible to monitor the information on the platform in real time.” The Bench then raised a hypothetical question: It said that if a paper is leaked and by the time order comes to you (the app), the damage is done. “What is your proposal? How can it be dealt with?”Mehta then said that the issue is spread of false information regarding leakage of paper and money being collected. “The paper alleged to be on the platform is not the real paper.”The court then arugued that how would someone know that the paper being circulated on the app is not Bench: How would one know that till the time the exams happen? SG Mehta further said that Telegram operates through a cloud-based system, making it difficult for law enforcement agencies to identify the actual users behind unlawful activities. Even if the platform blocks an account, investigators often face challenges in tracing the individual responsible, he said, according to Livelaw.

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