India’s Supreme Court- Kashmir internet shutdown unconstitutional
India’s Supreme Court said today that shutting down the internet in the disputed region of Kashmir was unconstitutional, in a rebuke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.
The government imposed a communications lockdown in August after it withdrew the Muslim majority region’s autonomy, aiming to control unrest.
An indefinite suspension of the internet is a violation of the country’s telecoms rules, the court said, ordering authorities in Kashmir to review all curbs in a week’s time.
Reuters
