{"id":7589,"date":"2026-06-19T07:23:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T01:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/can-an-exam-leak-justify-blocking-telegram-delhi-hc-answers\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T17:40:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T12:10:32","slug":"can-an-exam-leak-justify-blocking-telegram-delhi-hc-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=7589","title":{"rendered":"Can an Exam Leak Justify Blocking Telegram? Delhi HC Answers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">In a significant ruling related to the NEET-UG re-examination controversy, Justice Tejas Karia of the Delhi High Court on Friday upheld the Central government&rsquo;s decision to temporarily block access to Telegram.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">Court Upholds Blocking Order:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">The Court held that the government&rsquo;s action was legally valid and proportionate considering the exceptional circumstances faced by the authorities. The Court dismissed Telegram&rsquo;s challenge to the government&rsquo;s order and observed that the powers under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 were properly used because of concerns about organised cheating networks allegedly operating through the platform during the examination controversy.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">Court&rsquo;s Key Finding:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">While delivering the judgment, the Court clearly held:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">&ldquo;R1 (Government) was empowered under Section 69A to direct blocking of access to Telegram. Test of proportionality is satisfied &hellip; The government&rsquo;s measures are least restrictive. It cannot be held that the order is disproportionate.&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">The Court concluded&nbsp; that the temporary restrictions&nbsp; on Telegram were backed&nbsp; by adequate&nbsp; reasons and were necessary in light of the allegations of paper leaks and examination malpractice.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">Background of the Case:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">The dispute arose after the original NEET-UG examination was cancelled following allegations of large-scale irregularities and question paper leaks. Amid concerns that Telegram had allegedly become a medium through which organised cheating groups were circulating unlawful content related to the examination, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) issued directions under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">Under these directions, access to Telegram in India was temporarily restricted until June 22. The platform was also directed to disable the message-editing feature for already posted messages until June 30.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">Rejecting Telegram&rsquo;s challenge, the High Court found no fault in the government&rsquo;s decision-making process and observed that the blocking orders contained adequate reasons. The Court stated:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">&ldquo;The orders do not suffer from non-application of mind. We have also held that under IT Act, there is no reason to exclude the platform from the ambit of &lsquo;information&rsquo;.&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">The Court further held that the procedure required under Section 69A had been properly followed before the restrictions were imposed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">Telegram&rsquo;s Stand:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">Telegram argued that it had been unfairly singled out while other social media platforms continued to operate without similar restrictions. According to the company, this selective treatment violated Article 14 of the Constitution.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">Telegram stated that it had remained in continuous communication with government authorities for several weeks and had taken extensive steps to deal with unlawful content. The company said it had attended several meetings with government agencies since May and had submitted detailed responses explaining its proactive and reactive moderation measures.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">Telegram further claimed that after receiving specific URLs from the authorities on June 9, it removed the identified content within one hour and eventually removed more than 900 links allegedly connected to unlawful NEET-related material. The platform also highlighted its use of artificial intelligence, machine learning tools and manual moderation systems to detect and remove violations.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">Telegram Questions the Order:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">Appearing for Telegram, Senior Advocate Dhruv Mehta argued that the blocking order showed a lack of application of mind by the MEITY Secretary. Referring to the language used in the order, he questioned why the government had relied on concerns about the sovereignty and integrity of India.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">Drawing attention to the order, he submitted:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">&ldquo;The order says, &lsquo;in the interest of sovereignty and integrity of India?&rsquo; An examination like NEET will affect the sovereignty and integrity of India? What is the application of mind?&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">He further argued that Telegram had consistently cooperated with the authorities, answered concerns regarding its platform architecture and complied with applicable regulatory requirements.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">Government&rsquo;s Defence:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">The Central government defended its decision by arguing that the restrictions were the least intrusive option available to prevent further misuse of the platform.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">Solicitor General&nbsp; of India, Tushar Mehta, submitted that the government&rsquo;s action satisfied the constitutional test of proportionality and was carefully designed to address the risks arising from the examination leak controversy. He argued that Telegram&rsquo;s technological architecture created unique challenges for law enforcement agencies and regulators.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">Referring to Telegram&rsquo;s privacy policy, the Solicitor General pointed out that when an account is deleted, all associated data, messages and media are also deleted, making it difficult to preserve evidence. Emphasising the seriousness of the situation, he urged the Court not to interfere with the government&rsquo;s action because the:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">&ldquo;potential harm is huge&rdquo;.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">Attorney General Supports Order:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">Attorney General R. Venkataramani also strongly supported the government&rsquo;s stand and defended the blocking order as a complete and independent exercise of statutory power.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">During the hearing, he remarked:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">&ldquo;The (blocking) order is complete in itself. This platform, because of its architecture, is a Frankenstein. If a country like ours cannot take preventive action, then where do we go? A platform created for money says proportionality? The argument of proportionality is completely misconceived.&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">Final Decision:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\">After considering the arguments made by&nbsp; both sides, the High Court&nbsp; agreed with the government&rsquo;s position. The Court held that the temporary restrictions were legally valid and proportionate to the objectives sought to be achieved.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"><strong>Case details:<\/strong> TELEGRAM FZ LLC &amp; ANR v. UNION OF INDIA &amp; ORS<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a significant ruling related to the NEET-UG re-examination controversy, Justice Tejas Karia of the Delhi High Court on Friday upheld the Central government&rsquo;s decision to temporarily block access to Telegram.&nbsp; Court Upholds Blocking Order: The Court held that the government&rsquo;s action was legally valid and proportionate considering the exceptional circumstances faced by the authorities. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":97,"featured_media":6169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-high-courts"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Can an Exam Leak Justify Blocking Telegram? Delhi HC Answers - Lawful Talks<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Can an Exam Leak Justify Blocking Telegram? Delhi HC Answers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In a significant ruling related to the NEET-UG re-examination controversy, Justice Tejas Karia of the Delhi High Court on Friday upheld the Central government&rsquo;s decision to temporarily block access to Telegram.&nbsp; Court Upholds Blocking Order: The Court held that the government&rsquo;s action was legally valid and proportionate considering the exceptional circumstances faced by the authorities. [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=7589\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Lawful Talks\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-19T01:53:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-07-21T12:10:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/d625e47baf4f6ef7ee5cec4917fad1e4_2.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"850\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"650\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Anam Sayyed\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Anam Sayyed\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/?p=7589#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/?p=7589\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Anam Sayyed\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f3962cb381e0dbe247ceeac08e3aab58\"},\"headline\":\"Can an Exam Leak Justify Blocking Telegram? Delhi HC Answers\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-19T01:53:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-21T12:10:32+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/?p=7589\"},\"wordCount\":904,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/?p=7589#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/d625e47baf4f6ef7ee5cec4917fad1e4_2.jpeg\",\"articleSection\":[\"High Courts\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/?p=7589#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/?p=7589\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/?p=7589\",\"name\":\"Can an Exam Leak Justify Blocking Telegram? Delhi HC Answers - Lawful Talks\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/?p=7589#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/?p=7589#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/d625e47baf4f6ef7ee5cec4917fad1e4_2.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-19T01:53:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-21T12:10:32+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/?p=7589#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/?p=7589\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/?p=7589#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/d625e47baf4f6ef7ee5cec4917fad1e4_2.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/d625e47baf4f6ef7ee5cec4917fad1e4_2.jpeg\",\"width\":850,\"height\":650},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/?p=7589#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Can an Exam Leak Justify Blocking Telegram? Delhi HC Answers\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/\",\"name\":\"Lawful Talks\",\"description\":\"Trusted Legal News and Thoughtful Analysis.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Lawful Talks\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/open-graph-image-lawful-talks.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/open-graph-image-lawful-talks.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":630,\"caption\":\"Lawful Talks\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f3962cb381e0dbe247ceeac08e3aab58\",\"name\":\"Anam Sayyed\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/176eeccba81bcf7bb3474ec955301f14eeacfcb660c60d993eddbb5494899b99?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/176eeccba81bcf7bb3474ec955301f14eeacfcb660c60d993eddbb5494899b99?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/176eeccba81bcf7bb3474ec955301f14eeacfcb660c60d993eddbb5494899b99?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Anam Sayyed\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/?author=97\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Can an Exam Leak Justify Blocking Telegram? Delhi HC Answers - Lawful Talks","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Can an Exam Leak Justify Blocking Telegram? Delhi HC Answers","og_description":"In a significant ruling related to the NEET-UG re-examination controversy, Justice Tejas Karia of the Delhi High Court on Friday upheld the Central government&rsquo;s decision to temporarily block access to Telegram.&nbsp; Court Upholds Blocking Order: The Court held that the government&rsquo;s action was legally valid and proportionate considering the exceptional circumstances faced by the authorities. [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=7589","og_site_name":"Lawful Talks","article_published_time":"2026-06-19T01:53:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-07-21T12:10:32+00:00","og_image":[{"width":850,"height":650,"url":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/d625e47baf4f6ef7ee5cec4917fad1e4_2.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Anam Sayyed","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Anam Sayyed","Estimated reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=7589#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=7589"},"author":{"name":"Anam Sayyed","@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/#\/schema\/person\/f3962cb381e0dbe247ceeac08e3aab58"},"headline":"Can an Exam Leak Justify Blocking Telegram? Delhi HC Answers","datePublished":"2026-06-19T01:53:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-21T12:10:32+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=7589"},"wordCount":904,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=7589#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/d625e47baf4f6ef7ee5cec4917fad1e4_2.jpeg","articleSection":["High Courts"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=7589#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=7589","url":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=7589","name":"Can an Exam Leak Justify Blocking Telegram? Delhi HC Answers - Lawful Talks","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=7589#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=7589#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/d625e47baf4f6ef7ee5cec4917fad1e4_2.jpeg","datePublished":"2026-06-19T01:53:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-21T12:10:32+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=7589#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=7589"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=7589#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/d625e47baf4f6ef7ee5cec4917fad1e4_2.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/d625e47baf4f6ef7ee5cec4917fad1e4_2.jpeg","width":850,"height":650},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=7589#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Can an Exam Leak Justify Blocking Telegram? Delhi HC Answers"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/#website","url":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/","name":"Lawful Talks","description":"Trusted Legal News and Thoughtful Analysis.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/#organization","name":"Lawful Talks","url":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/open-graph-image-lawful-talks.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/open-graph-image-lawful-talks.jpg","width":1200,"height":630,"caption":"Lawful Talks"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/#\/schema\/person\/f3962cb381e0dbe247ceeac08e3aab58","name":"Anam Sayyed","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/176eeccba81bcf7bb3474ec955301f14eeacfcb660c60d993eddbb5494899b99?s=96&d=blank&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/176eeccba81bcf7bb3474ec955301f14eeacfcb660c60d993eddbb5494899b99?s=96&d=blank&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/176eeccba81bcf7bb3474ec955301f14eeacfcb660c60d993eddbb5494899b99?s=96&d=blank&r=g","caption":"Anam Sayyed"},"url":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?author=97"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/97"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7589"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10000,"href":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7589\/revisions\/10000"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}