The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a petition by messaging application Telegram challenging the Union government’s ban on it till June 22, the day after the undergraduate National Eligibility cum Entrance Test re-examination, Live Law reported.
The court held that the Centre “strictly followed the procedure” under the Information Technology Act given the “emergency nature” of the order.
The ministry of electronics and information technology imposed the temporary ban on January 16 on the recommendation of the National Testing Agency. The agency had claimed that channels on Telegram had been demanding large sums of money from candidates and their families while fraudulently promising to give them access to the question paper for the entrance test for medical college admissions.
Telegram had argued that the government had singled it out, violating Article 14 of the Constitution that guarantees the right to equality. It also contended that the blocking order had affected more than 150 million users.
However, the Union government on Thursday claimed before the High Court that Telegram was becoming the new “dark web”, enabling illegal activities and linking criminals. The dark web is a hidden layer of the internet that cannot be accessed through regular search engines and browsers.
The NEET-UG exam was conducted on May 3, and more than 22 lakh candidates had appeared for it....
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