The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed messaging platform Telegram's appeal against the Indian government's order temporarily blocking it ahead of a nationwide medical exam retest.
In the ruling, Delhi High Court Judge Tejas Karia held that the measures the government adopted were proportionate and had strictly followed the legal procedure.
The court's ruling means that the messaging app will remain blocked till June 22.
Because of the ban on Telegram, the app is now offline and unavailable on app stores. This has prompted the most high-profile court tussle between a global tech giant and the Indian government this year.
Telegram challenged the government's account of the meetings in its court filing, calling it "one-sided and inaccurate" and saying it "deliberately" omitted details of the company's proactive processes.
