'Declare Internet Shutdowns As Unconstitutional': PIL Filed In SC [Read Petition]
A Public Interest Litigation petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking to declare internet shutdowns as "unconstitutional, illegal and unenforceable".The petition filed by lawyer Ehtesham Hashmi, law student Arshad Hussain and Dipa Tiwari states that India has been witnessing arbitrary internet shutdowns, particularly in the backdrop of anti-CAA protests.It is stated that India has. A Public Interest Litigation petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking to declare internet shutdowns as "unconstitutional, illegal and unenforceable". The petition filed by lawyer Ehtesham Hashmi, law student Arshad Hussain and Dipa Tiwari states that India has been witnessing arbitrary internet shutdowns, particularly in the backdrop of anti-CAA protests. Internet shutdown and suspension of communication services restricts an individual's right to voice its opinion and receive information, without access to information freedom of speech and expression is meaningless.
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