New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to review within a week all orders imposing curbs in the Union Territory while holding that access to Internet is a fundamental right under Article 19 of the Constitution.
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Supreme Court while delivering verdict on petitions on situation in J&K after abrogation of Article 370: It is no doubt that freedom of speech is an essential tool in a democratic set up.Freedom of Internet access is a fundamental right under Article 19(1)(a) of free speech https://t.co/NcuCbeMxih
— ANI (@ANI) January 10, 2020
A five-judge bench headed by Justice N V Ramana also asked the J-K administration to restore Internet services in institutions providing essential services like hospitals and educational places
The verdict came on a batch of pleas which challenged curbs imposed in Jammu and Kashmir after the Centre's abrogation of provisions of Article 370 on August 5 last year. (PTI)
