Telegram expected to be restored soon in India, message edit feature will remain closed till June 30

New Delhi, June 23. Keeping in mind the re-examination of NEET UG, the government had banned Telegram services across the country till June 22, but now it may be restored again soon. According to reports, the government is not planning to extend the ban on Telegram and its services will be restored soon. This app is expected to be available on app stores from June 23. However, the Centre’s decision to shut down the message-editing feature on Telegram will remain in effect till June 30. Last week, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology blocked Telegram in India till June 22 as a precaution ahead of the NEET re-examination.

“These steps have been taken in response to the organized use of the platform by cheating rackets that were trying to defraud candidates appearing for the NEET UG 2026 re-examination to be held on June 21, 2026,” the National Testing Agency (NTA) said on Tuesday. On Friday, the Delhi High Court upheld the central government’s decision to temporarily halt Telegram services across India ahead of the NEET UG 2026 re-examination. The court said that the government strictly followed the procedure laid down in the law while using the emergency blocking power and these restrictions met the ‘test of proportionality’.

Dismissing Telegram FZ LLC’s plea challenging the blocking order of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, a single-judge bench of Justice Tejas Karia said that in view of the situation related to the nationwide medical entrance exam, it was right to block the messaging platform till June 22 and its message-editing feature till June 30. The Delhi High Court said, “Considering the emergency nature of this order, the reasons given for taking the decision were sufficient. The Central Government has strictly followed the procedural steps required under Section 69A of the IT Act, hence this order cannot be challenged on the ground of not giving reasons.”

These restrictions were imposed under Section 69A of the IT Act after the recommendations of the National Testing Agency (NTA) and the Home Ministry. The central government defended the move, saying that due to Telegram’s architecture and its repeated misuse for examination-related fraud, authorities were left with no effective option other than using emergency blocking powers.