India, June 19 -- The temporary restrictions imposed on Telegram ahead of the re-test for NEET-UG was upheld by the Delhi high court Friday. The court stated that given the emergency nature, sufficient grounds were shown by the Centre to temporarily block access to the platform.

The single judge bench of Justice Tejas Karia noted that the government's order was based on relevant material and did not suffer from any non-application of mind, as alleged by Telegram in its petition challenging the decision.

The platform had approached the high court on Wednesday, challenging the Centre's temporary restrictions ahead of the June 21 re-examination.

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