NEW DELHI: India’s top court ruled Friday (Jan 10) that the 'limitless” internet shutdown enforced by the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kashmir for the last five months was illegal.
Kashmiri journalists display laptops and placards during a protest demanding restoration of internet service, in Srinagar, during a rally in teh city recently. - Reuters
Repeated restrictions on assembly were an"abuse of power,” the court found, and said Modi’s administration must publish its orders to enable citizens to challenge them in court and restore government websites, hospital and banking services."An order suspending internet services indefinitely is impermissible,” the judgment reads.
”On its own, this order may not lead to any substantive operational change in Kashmir -- the court seems to have given just enough relief to the government and the civil society groups,” said Harsh Pant, professor of international relations at King’s College London."The state can always cite national security and prevailing peace in the region to continue its clampdown. But it may at least free the internet for essential services.
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