
The ruling comes after India said channels on the app were selling leaked questions for undergraduate entrance exams.
In the ruling on Friday, Delhi High Court judge Tejas Karia said the government orders banning the app were reasoned orders and had strictly followed the legal procedure.

A New Delhi court on Friday rejected messaging app Telegram's appeal against a temporary ban in India, a setback for the platform that had challenged the prohibition imposed to curb alleged educational exam-related fraud. (Reporting by Arpan Chaturvedi; Editi…
A New Delhi court has rejected Telegram's appeal against a temporary ban in India. The ban was imposed to curb alleged exam-related fraud. India's IT ministry cited concerns about channels offering exam questions for sale. The court ruled that government orde…
The Delhi High Court has reserved its decision on Telegram's challenge to a government ban. The ban was imposed before the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination. Telegram argues the restriction impacts millions of users. The government states due process was followed. …

India blocked Telegram after exam paper leaks, prompting the legal challenge.