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High Court Restores Cockroach Janta Party’s X AccountHigh Court Restores Cockroach Janta Party’s X Account.

7/8/2026

Summary

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The High Court revoked the block on the Cockroach Janta Party’s X account, restoring access.
The court said the NEET examinations were over, ending the petitioner’s concern, and on May 29 refused immediate restoration pending a Union Government hearing.
The account was blocked under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 by the Central Government after Chief Justice Surya Kant’s May 15 “parasites” remark that sparked the satirical Cockroach Janta Party.

History

Historical Context

On 24 March 2015 the Supreme Court of India, in Shreya Singhal v. Union of India, struck down the IT Act’s Section 66A as a violation of Article 19(1)(a) while upholding Section 69A’s blocking powers. Nine years later the Delhi High Court reinstated the Cockroach Janta Party’s X account blocked under Section 69A, signalling renewed judicial scrutiny of digital censorship in India.

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Story summary

The High Court revoked the block on the Cockroach Janta Party’s X account, restoring access.
The court said the NEET examinations were over, ending the petitioner’s concern, and on May 29 refused immediate restoration pending a Union Government hearing.
The account was blocked under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 by the Central Government after Chief Justice Surya Kant’s May 15 “parasites” remark that sparked the satirical Cockroach Janta Party.

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