New Delhi, April 29 -- The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday, April 29, directed the Union Government to initiate legal proceedings to block Switzerland based Proton Mail in India.

Justice M Nagaprasanna, hearing the matter, also directed: "Till such proceedings are taken up and decided by the Union of India, the offending URLs shall be blocked forthwith," reported legal news outlet Live Law.

Proton Mail is currently facing a ban in India primarily due to its alleged misuse for sending hoax bomb threats to multiple schools in Chennai in February 2024.

Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by M Moser Design Associated India Pvt Ltd, seeking a direction to the Union Government to take steps necessary to ban the use of Proton Ma...