Hyderabad, June 17 -- Messaging platform Telegram on Wednesday, June 17, approached the Delhi High Court challenging the central government's decision to temporarily block access to its app in India, saying the move punished over 150 million ordinary users rather than those responsible for leaking examination papers.

The matter was mentioned before a vacation bench of Justice Tejas Karia, who allowed urgent listing of the petition for hearing on Wednesday.

The government, on recommendations from the National Testing Agency (NTA) and the Department of Higher Education, had on Tuesday, June 16, invoked Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, to restrict access to Telegram until June 22. This window covers the NEET-UG 2026 re-...