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HC QUESTIONS GOVT'S TELEGRAM BAN OVER NEET-UG, RESERVES ORDER
Hindustan Times Ludhiana
|June 19, 2026
The Delhi high court on Thursday questioned the Centre's decision to temporarily restrict access to Telegram ahead of the June 21 NEET-UG 2026 retest, asking how the rights of 150 million users of the messaging app can be curtailed just because a few of them are taking up the test.
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“How can we stop the rights of 150 million people just because one set of citizens are appearing in examinations?,” asked the vacation bench of justice Teja
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