Our statement on the Supreme Court's order on the 4G restoration petition. (1/N)
#Restore4GinJK #LetTheNetWork
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The Supreme Court of India in Foundation for Media Professionals Vs Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and ANR(Diary No. 10817-2020X) has refused to give relief to the residents of Kashmir and has asked the executive to take a decision on restoration of 4G services. (2/N)
The SC in today's order has directed the formation of a special committee headed by the Home Secretary, Government of India and comprising of the Home Secretary, Ministry of Communications, and the Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir. (3/N)
During the pandemic, when panic is high and the entire world is relying on the internet to gather information, to deprive an entire Union Territory of the internet is a drastic measure. #LetTheNetWork (4/N)
Under the Telecom Suspension Rules 2017, a review committee has to be formed every time a shutdown occurs. This review committee is to be comprised of three officials namely, the chief sectary, the law sectary as well as the sectary to the state government(other than H.S) (5/N)
This review committee is supposed to look at whether the suspension was in accordance with the procedure stated under these rules. A major flaw of the Suspension Rules is that the review process of executive action is also conducted by the Executive. (6/N)
The Supreme Court has now constituted another committee of the Executive in addition to the review committee. It is unfortunate that the Supreme Court has instead of taking a decisive stance shifted the decision making back to the executive. (7/N)
It is 2020 and the world is digital, but Kashmir is still living in digital darkness. Kashmir has been facing an internet blackout since Aug 4th'19 and it was only after 213 days that 2G was restored. All internet connections were suspended on 6May. (8/N)
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SFLC.in had earlier written an open letter to the Principle Secretary of UT of Jammu and Kashmir as well as Home Minister Amit Shah requesting them to restore 4G internet speed in Jammu and Kashmir in wake of the pandamic. (9/N)
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We will continue fighting against this and other network disruptions that restrict citizen’s rights to free speech, education, and healthcare. (N/N).
Please tell us your experience of living in digital darkness @NetShutdowns and @SFLCin
#LetTheNetWork
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