Telegram Ban Challenged : Live Updates From Delhi High Court Hearing

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18 Jun 2026 2:10 PM IST

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Telegram has approached the Delhi High Court challenging the decision of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to ban the messaging platform till June 22 to address apprehensions of circulations of fake NEET question papers.

The re-examination of the NEET is to take place on June 21.

The government has also ordered the platform to disable the message-editing feature until June 30, 2026, as this function was reportedly being used to fabricate evidence of leaks.

A vacation bench of Justice Tejas Karia has agreed to hear Telegram's matter today.

Follow this page for live updates from the hearing.

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18 Jun 2026 2:55 PM IST
Dhruv Mehta: your lordship has captured what i wanted to say.
Mehta refers to impugned communication of June 16.
18 Jun 2026 2:53 PM IST
Court: you are questioning nature of power bh saying it is not emergency situation. You are saying info can be blocked not the app. Third is application of mind by secretary and fourth is propotionality
18 Jun 2026 2:53 PM IST
Dhruv Mehta refers to provision: satisfaction of secretary is very important…he can issue direction with reasons in writing…this is power. There has to be application of mind on material. All this must find mention in order itself.
18 Jun 2026 2:50 PM IST
Dhruv Mehta: final order is a confirmation order. though my lord is right it was after giving an opportunity
Court: it is an order. Confirmation and reversal depends on facts of each case.
18 Jun 2026 2:49 PM IST
It is an independent requirement. It may or may not get confirmed. There is a post decisional hearing…opportunity has been given: court
18 Jun 2026 2:47 PM IST
Court asks petitioner to address arguments on the final order
Sr adv Dhruv Mehta: order suffers from legal infirmity. It merely confirms the interim direction.
18 Jun 2026 2:45 PM IST
SGI: Page 50 of my reply, they were called heard. Findings are recorded by review committee chaired by cabinet secretary
18 Jun 2026 2:43 PM IST
We have filed our response: SGI
18 Jun 2026 2:43 PM IST
Matter taken up
Sr Adv Dhruv Mehta appears for Telegram. Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta along with Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma appear for Centre
18 Jun 2026 2:22 PM IST
Hearing at 2:30pm.
On Wednesday the high court had issued notice on Telegram’s plea.
Read more: Delhi High Court Issues Notice To Centre On Telegram's Plea Against Temporary Ban On Platform, No Interim Relief For Now

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Telegram Ban Challenged : Live Updates From Delhi High Court Hearing

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Dhruv Mehta: your lordship has captured what i wanted to say. Mehta refers to impugned communication of June 16.

Court: you are questioning nature of power bh saying it is not emergency situation. You are saying info can be blocked not the app. Third is application of mind by secretary and fourth is propotionality

Dhruv Mehta refers to provision: satisfaction of secretary is very important…he can issue direction with reasons in writing…this is power. There has to be application of mind on material. All this must find mention in order itself.

Dhruv Mehta: final order is a confirmation order. though my lord is right it was after giving an opportunity Court: it is an order. Confirmation and reversal depends on facts of each case.

It is an independent requirement. It may or may not get confirmed. There is a post decisional hearing…opportunity has been given: court

Court asks petitioner to address arguments on the final order Sr adv Dhruv Mehta: order suffers from legal infirmity. It merely confirms the interim direction.

SGI: Page 50 of my reply, they were called heard. Findings are recorded by review committee chaired by cabinet secretary

We have filed our response: SGI

Matter taken up Sr Adv Dhruv Mehta appears for Telegram. Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta along with Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma appear for Centre

Hearing at 2:30pm. On Wednesday the high court had issued notice on Telegram’s plea. Read more: Delhi High Court Issues Notice To Centre On Telegram's Plea Against Temporary Ban On Platform, No Interim Relief For Now

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Dhruv Mehta: your lordship has captured what i wanted to say.
Mehta refers to impugned communication of June 16.

Dhruv Mehta: final order is a confirmation order. though my lord is right it was after giving an opportunity
Court: it is an order. Confirmation and reversal depends on facts of each case.

Court asks petitioner to address arguments on the final order
Sr adv Dhruv Mehta: order suffers from legal infirmity. It merely confirms the interim direction.

Matter taken up
Sr Adv Dhruv Mehta appears for Telegram. Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta along with Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma appear for Centre

Hearing at 2:30pm.
On Wednesday the high court had issued notice on Telegram’s plea.
Read more: Delhi High Court Issues Notice To Centre On Telegram's Plea Against Temporary Ban On Platform, No Interim Relief For Now