{
  "type": "article",
  "title": "Telegram Moves Delhi High Court Over Pre-NEET Ban, Wins Approval for Urgent Hearing",
  "summary": "Just before the NEET-UG 2026 re-exam, the government imposed a 24-hour temporary ban on Telegram on the NTA's recommendation, prompting the company to move the Delhi High Court, which agreed to hear the matter urgently.",
  "content": "A standoff between the government and the messaging app Telegram, breaking out right before the NEET-UG 2026 re-exam, has now landed in court. Challenging the temporary ban slapped on the app, the company has approached the Delhi High Court and pressed for an immediate hearing. The High Court has accepted that plea, pushing the dispute into a legal phase.\n\n \n\nWhat Actually Happened\n On Tuesday, the Centre ordered a 24-hour ban on Telegram, acting on a recommendation from the National Testing Agency. The NTA is the central body responsible for conducting qualifying examinations such as the national eligibility entrance test required for admission to medical courses across the country. The government argues that the curb was meant to stop question papers from leaking and misinformation from spreading ahead of the exam, and to shut down networks that enable cheating. Alongside the ban, the company was also told to switch off its message editing feature by June 30.\n\n \n\nWhat the NTA Alleged About the Feature\n The agency claims that Telegram's message editing feature was being misused to manufacture fake 'paper leak' evidence. The trick, it says, was to edit older messages after the exam had taken place and insert question papers into them, while the message's original timestamp stayed untouched, making it look as though the paper had leaked beforehand. According to the NTA, both steps, the ban and the order to disable editing, were recommended to rein in gangs that leak questions and hand pre-solved question papers to medical aspirants for lakhs of rupees. The agency says the curbs were necessary to tackle organised cheating rackets and the circulation of fake exam-related messages. Meanwhile, Google and Apple have also pulled the app from their mobile application stores.\n\n \n\nTelegram CEO Hits Back\n Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has sharply criticised the decision. He argues that 'it affects millions of ordinary users without solving the root problem. It is punishing more than 15 crore ordinary Indian users.' On the other side, several student bodies and parents are welcoming the safety measures. Some, however, point out that the ban can be easily bypassed using a VPN, which means its impact will remain limited.\n\nWhat this means for you\n• For NEET aspirants: The move tries to curb paper leaks and fake 'leak' claims before the re-exam, which could mean a cleaner test.\n• For everyday users: The ban on Telegram and its removal from the Google and Apple stores directly hits more than 15 crore Indian users, though a VPN workaround is said to be possible.\n\nQuestions & Answers\n\n1. Why was Telegram banned?\nOn the NTA's recommendation, the Centre imposed a 24-hour ban ahead of the NEET-UG re-exam to stop paper leaks and the spread of misinformation and to shut down cheating networks.\n\n2. What did Telegram do in response?\nThe company challenged the decision in the Delhi High Court and sought an immediate hearing, which the court approved.\n\n3. What did the NTA allege about the message editing feature?\nThe NTA claims the feature was used to edit older messages after the exam and insert question papers while keeping the original timestamp, fabricating fake 'paper leak' evidence.\n\n4. What did Telegram's CEO say?\nPavel Durov said the move punishes more than 15 crore ordinary Indian users without solving the root problem.",
  "url": "https://trendkia.com/en/delhi/neet-ug-ri-egjama-se-pahale-telegram-para-lagi-roka-knpani-pahunchi-delhi-haikor-1441",
  "category": "Delhi",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-17",
  "tags": [
    "NEET-UG re-exam",
    "Telegram ban",
    "Delhi High Court",
    "NTA",
    "paper leak",
    "Pavel Durov",
    "medical entrance exam"
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "site": "TrendKia"
}