MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, June 18 -- The Delhi high court on Thursday reserved its judgment on a plea filed by Telegram challenging the Centre's decision to temporarily restrict access to the messaging platform ahead of the 21 June NEET-UG re-examination.

A vacation bench heard the matter for nearly two hours for the second consecutive day. Senior advocate Dhruv Mehta, appearing for Telegram, argued that the government had imposed the temporary ban without adequate application of mind.

Telegram also questioned the proportionality of the government's action in its petition, arguing that the blocking order failed to justify why a platform-wide ban was necessary. "The Impugned Order does not provide any basis as to why such a draconian measure, af...