New Delhi, Feb. 25 -- The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to prepone or an urgent hearing on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to block DeepSeek in India.

The bench led by the Chief Justice of Delhi observed that users have the option to refrain from using the Chinese AI platform if it poses a threat stating that if it is so harmful, you are not compelled to use it. There is no basis for requesting an urgent hearing, said the court.

The court was hearing an application moved by the petitioner. On February 12, the Court had asked the counsel representing the Union government to seek instructions in the matter. It was listed again on February 20 but could not be taken up due to a lack of time, so the next date given...