New Delhi, May 29 -- The Delhi High Court on Friday declined to grant interim relief for the immediate restoration of the blocked X (formerly Twitter) account of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), while directing the statutory Review Committee to examine the challenge raised against the blocking action and place its decision on record.

Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav passed the order while hearing a petition filed by CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke challenging the Centre's decision to block the party's X account on national security grounds.

The Court issued notice to the Union Government and X and granted four weeks to the Centre to file a comprehensive affidavit in response to the petition.

Senior Advocate Akhil Sibal, appearing for Dipke...