Telegram FZ LLC vs Union of India - 2026 Supreme(Online)(Del) 8852

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2026 Supreme(Online)(Del) 8852

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
TEJAS KARIA
Telegram FZ LLC – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioners:Mr. Dhruv Mehta, Senior Advocate along with Mr. Madhav Khosla, Mr. Abhi Udai Singh Gautam, Ms. Roshni Ojha and Mr. Keith Verghese, Advocates.
For the Respondents: Mr. Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General of India & Mr. Chetan Sharma, ASG with Mr. Ashish K. Dixit, Mr. Aman Mehta, Mr. Umar Hashmi, Mr. Amit Gupta, Ms. R.V. Prabhat, Mr. Shubham Sharma, Mr. Yash Wardhan Sharma and Mr. Naman, Advs. for R1 & 2. Mr. R. Venkatramani, Attorney General for India for R-1 & R-2. Mr. Sanjay Khanna, Standing Counsel along with Ms. Pragya Bhushan, Ms. Jaya Choudhary & Mr. Saurabh Pandey, Advs. for R-3.

JUDGMENT

TEJAS KARIA, J

1. This Writ Petition has been filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, 1950 for quashing and setting aside of the interim order dated 16.06.2026 (“Impugned Order”) passed by Respondent No. 1, Union of India, through Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”).

2. MeitY passed the Impugned Order under Section 69A of the Information of Technology Act, 2000 (“IT Act”) on the request made by Respondent No. 2, Ministry of Home Affairs (“MHA”) and Respondent No. 3, National Testing Agency (“NTA”).

3. After filing of the present Writ Petition, Respondent No. 1 has passed the final order dated 18.06.2026 (“Final Order”) confirming the directions contained in the Impugned Order (collectively “Orders”).

FACTUAL MATRIX

4. NTA vide letter dated 21.05.2026 informed MeitY of the misuse of Telegram Application (“Telegram”) of Petitioner No. 1, Telegram FZ LLC by third-parties in respect of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate) 2026 (“NEET UG, 2026”).

5. MeitY issued a notice dated 01.06.2026 (“Notice”), convening a meeting on 03.06.2026 (“Meeting”) with the Petitioners and NTA to consider the scale and nature of the all

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2026 Supreme(Online)(Del) 8852

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHITEJAS KARIATelegram FZ LLC – AppellantVersusUnion of India – Respondent

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
TEJAS KARIA
Telegram FZ LLC – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent