Telegram loses challenge to temporary India blocking order
By Freny Patel ( June 19, 2026, 07:45 GMT | Insight) -- India's temporary blocking of messaging platform Telegram has received judicial backing, with the Delhi High Court ruling on Friday that the restriction until June 22 was lawful, proportionate and necessary to safeguard the integrity of a national medical entrance examination. The court rejected Telegram's claims that the government had acted arbitrarily or failed to follow due process.The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed Telegram's challenge to a temporary government order blocking access to the messaging platform in India until June 22, ruling that the measure was authorized under the Information Technology Act and satisfied constitutional proportionality requirements....
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