The Delhi High Court upheld the government’s temporary ban on Telegram under Section 69A of the IT Act to protect the integrity of the NEET-UG re-exam. The court validated the government’s interpretation that “information” includes software and programmes, and that emergency powers were justified to counter coordinated fraudulent networks operating through mirror channels and backup groups.
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- ›Date of Re-exam: June 21, 2026
- ›Legal Provision Invoked: Section 69A, IT Act
- ›Target this Legal Point: Section 69A of the IT Act, 2000 – government’s power to block information
- ›Target this Data: June 21, 2026 – date of NEET-UG re-exam
- ›Target this Court: Delhi High Court
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