DoT telecom statutory instrument 4-10/2025-DGT/4 (Part-II) · 01 Oct 2026
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Blocking Notifications/instructions to Internet Service Licensees under court orders (Oct – Dec 2026)
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Check the official recordThe Department of Telecommunications instructs all Internet Service Licensees to block access to specific websites and domains. This action follows judicial orders from the High Court of Delhi in the case of Designarch Infrastructure Private Limited v. John Doe and Others. The court directed the Department of Telecommunications and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to ensure the suspension of access to the infringing URLs listed in the court annexures. Licensees must implement these blocking measures to comply with the judicial directives dated 24 July 2026 and 10 September 2026.
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File No.: 4-10/2025-DGT/4 (Part-II)
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Telecommunications
Director General Telecom HQ
$2^{\text{nd}}$ Floor, UIDAI HQ, New Delhi -110001
Date: 01-10-2026
To
All Licensees with Internet Service Authorization
Subject: CS (COMM) NO. 238/2024: Designarch Infrastructure Private Limited v. John Doe and Others in the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi.
Please find enclosed the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi Order(s) dated 24.07.2026 & 10.09.2026 in the captioned case.
Please refer to para-17 of the Court Order dated 24.07.2026 and para-4 of the Court Order dated 10.09.2026 regarding blocking access to the websites/domains [ 17 Nos ] listed at Srl. Nos. 41, 71, 74, 79 (2 Nos), 106, 143, 146, 148, 152, 181, 182, 184, 186, 187, 197, 199 & 205 of Annexure-B to the Court Order dated 10.09.2026 as per the enclosed list.
In view of the above, all Licensees with Internet Service Authorization are hereby instructed to take immediate necessary action in respect of blocking access to the said website(s)/domain(s), as per the enclosed list, in compliance with the said court orders.
Encl: A/A
Digitally signed by
Sudhir
Date: 01-10-2026
10:13:36
ADG (T)
Email: adgnt.hq-dgt-dot@gov.in
Copy to:
CS(COMM) No. 837/2024:
Website(s)/domain(s),
const1.hq-dgt-dot < const1.hq-dgt-dot@govcontractor.nic.in >
Fwd: RE: Notice for compliance under Order XXXIX Rule 3, CPC with order dated 24th July 2026 in CS (COMM) No. 238 of 2024 titled as Designarch Infrastructure Private Limited v. John Doe and Ors.,
Manish Shukla < dirit.hq-dgt-dot@gov.in >
Tue, 22 Sep 2026 8:44:25 PM +0530
To "ADG Technology DGT HQ"<adgnt.hq-dgt-dot@gov.in>,"Arun Kumar"<consnt.hq-dgt-dot@govcontractor.nic.in>,"Kripa Shanker Pandey"<adt.hq-dgt-dot@gov.in>,"SUNIL KUMAR"<const1.hq-dgt-dot@govcontractor.nic.in>
हार्दिक शुभकामनाओं के साथ/ With warm regards,
मनीष शुक्ला/ Manish Shukla
निदेशक (टी), डीजीटी मुख्यालय/ Director (T), DGT HQ
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To: "secy-dot@nic.in"<secy-dot@nic.in>, "dirds2-dot@nic.in"<dirds2-dot@nic.in>, "abhinesh.meena@gov.in"<abhinesh.meena@gov.in>, "uoidhc@gmail.com"<uoidhc@gmail.com>, "cyberlaw@meity.gov.in" <cyberlaw@meity.gov.in>, "gccyberlaws@meity.gov.in" <gccyberlaws@meity.gov.in>, "pkumar@meity.gov.in"<pkumar@meity.gov.in>, "Sathya.s@meity.gov.in"<Sathya.s@meity.gov.in>, "uoidhc@gmail.com" <uoidhc@gmail.com>, "dirit.hq-dgt-dot@gov.in"<dirit.hq-dgt-dot@gov.in>, "nidhiraman.office@gmail.com"<nidhiraman.office@gmail.com>
Cc: "Diva Arora"<diva@fiduslawchambers.com>, "Devyani Nath" <Devyani@fiduslawchambers.com>, "Vani Sarin"<Vani@fiduslawchambers.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:51:46 +0530
Subject: RE: Notice for compliance under Order XXXIX Rule 3, CPC with order dated 24th July 2026 in CS (COMM) No. 238 of 2024 titled as Designarch Infrastructure Private Limited v. John Doe and Ors.,
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To,
Department of Telecommunications,
Through its secretary,
Ministry of Communications and IT,
20, Sanchar Bhawan, Ashoka Road,
New Delhi-110001,
E-mail: secy-dot@nic.in
dirds2-dot@nic.in
abhinesh.meena@gov.in
uoidhc@gmail.com ... Defendant No. 8
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Through the Director General
[(DIT) Cyber Laws & e-security]
Electronics Niketan, 6, CGO Complex,
Lodi Road, New Delhi - 110003
Email: cyberlaw@meity.gov.in
gccyberlaws@meity.gov.in;
pkumar@meity.gov.in;
sathya.s@meity.gov.in
uoidhc@gmail.com ? Defendant No. 9
Sub: Notice for compliance under Order XXXIX Rule 3, CPC with order dated $10^{\text{th}}$ September 2026 read along with Order Dated $24^{\text{th}}$ July 2026 in CS (COMM) No. 238 of 2024 titled as Designarch Infrastructure Private Limited v. John Doe and Ors.,
Dear All,
We act on behalf of the Plaintiff in the captioned matter, Designarch Infrastructure Private Limited
The Plaintiff has instituted a suit for permanent injunction restraining the infringement of trademarks, passing off, rendition of accounts, damages, delivery up, etc. In the captioned suit, the Plaintiff has now filed an application for impleadment of additional defendant(s) and an Application under Order XXXIX Rule 1 and 2 read with Section 151, CPC seeking extension of the ad-interim injunction Order granted vide order dated 18.03.2024.
The Hon?ble Court vide order dated $24^{\text{th}}$ July 2026 has directed the Department of Telecommunication and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (you) to issue the necessary notifications to the telecom service providers for suspension of access to the infringing websites and URLs identified in our application. The operative part of the order is reproduced below:
?17. Defendant No.8/DoT and Defendant No.9/MeitY are directed to issue necessary directions to TSPs and ISPs registered under them to suspend access to URLs mentioned in Annexure-B to this order.?
Please note that the Annexure B filed along with the application bearing IA no. 19385/2026 contained 214 URL(s)/ Link(s), however, the Annexure B as extracted in the Impugned Order mentions only 24 URL(s)/ Link(s), thus, the Plaintiff filed an application under section 151, CPC to seek modification of the order dated $24^{\text{th}}$ July 2026. The same application is allowed vide order dated 10.09.2026 (Copy attached). The operative part of the order is reproduced below:
?4. For the reasons stated in the application, the same is allowed and order dated 24.07.2026 is modified to include URLs at serial Nos. 25-213 in Annexure-B, as captured below. Defendant No.8/DoT and Defendant No.9/MeitY are directed to issue necessary directions to TSPs and ISPs registered under them to suspend access to URLs mentioned in Annexure-B to this order. The order passed today will be read along with order dated 24.07.2026.?
In view of the above you are directed to issue necessary directions to TSPs and ISPs registered under you to suspend access to URLs mentioned in Annexure-B to this order, in compliance with the order dated $10^{\text{th}}$ September 2026.
The matter is listed on $22^{\text{nd}}$ December 2026 before the Hon?ble High Court.
In compliance with the provisions of Order XXXIX Rule 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, please find below link to access and download complete set of paper book which includes the plaint, injunction application, and related documents. Additionally, we have also enclosed the ex-parte ad-interim injunction order dated 24.07.2026 and 10.09.2026 passed in the captioned matter.
The link to access the suit papers - DASNAC VS JOHN DOE 238 (no password; free access)
Kindly acknowledge receipt of this notice.
Sincerely,
Saumya Pandey
Advocate for the Plaintiff
Saumya Pandey (She/her)
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