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Bench has sat down.
Justice Ramana quotes from "Tale of Two Cities" before the judgement.
The right to freedom of speech and expression through the Internet held to be part of 19 (1) (a).
Order: Any order issued under the 2017 Telecom suspension orders to be followed strictly
S. 144 CrPC cannot be used to restrain freedom of speech.
No relief granted for the existing shutdown. The ongoing shutdown to be reviewed as per the procedure in the 2017 Telecom Suspension Rules
Order: Internet shutdowns cannot be ordered indefinitely, but must be reviewed periodically.
Order: Direction to make available the orders to the public. Reviewed to be done within 7 days from the previous review order.
Nothing was mentioned of the current shutdown orders. They will have to be reviewed as per the 2017 Telecom Suspension Rules.