'How Can We Stop Millions Just because Few Appear For Exam': Delhi High Court During Telegram Ban Hearing
New Delhi: Delhi High Court is hearing the Telegram’s plea challenging the Central Government’s decision to temporarily ban the platform in India ahead of the NEET re-examination.
While the Union government maintained that Telegram has become a new dark web, claiming that it has turned out to be a key tool for organised cheating networks involved in the alleged leakage and circulation of NEET examination material.
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While hearing the case, a Bench of Justice Tejas Kataria scrutinised the government’s justification for a platform-wide restriction, even as it acknowledged concerns about examination malpractice and cybercrime. Justice Tejas Karia then asked, “How can we stop the rights of 150 million people just because one set of citizens are appearing in examinations?”
