Foundation For Media ... vs Union Territory Of Jammu And ... on 11 May, 2020
02.05.2020
Grenade attack
upon CRPF at
Tahab Pulwama
03.05.2020 Grenade attack Srinagar
upon SFs at
Nowshera
Srinagar
04.05.2020 Firing attack on Kupwara
CRPF at Wangam
Karlgund
Handwara
crossing
04.05.2020
injured
Pulwama No damage caused
Grenade attack Srinagar
upon CISF
Bunker at Grid
Station Wagoora
Nowgam Srinagar
05.05.2020 Grenade attack Budgam
on police
deployment at
Pakharpora
Budgam
No damage caused
03 CRPF personnel
killed
01 Civilian killed
01 CRPF personnel
injured
01 CISF personnel
injured
01 CRPF personnel
injured
01 Police personnel
injured
04 civilians injured
Respondent No. 1 has also pointed to certain material, which indicate that cyber terrorism, is on the
rise within the valley. The Respondent No. 1, has brought to the notice of this Court that the
Pakistani Military in its Green Book 2020 has called for an information warfare on Kashmir, after
the revocation of special status of Jammu and Kashmir.
14. While it might be desirable and convenient to have better internet in the present circumstances,
wherein there is a worldwide pandemic and a national lockdown. However, the fact that outside
forces are trying to infiltrate the borders and destabilize the integrity of the nation, as well as cause
incidents resulting in the death of innocent citizens and security forces every day cannot be ignored.
15. However, the authorities in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir have selected the 2G
speed to restrict the flow of information in order to prevent misuse of data by terrorists and their
supporters to disturb the peace and tranquility of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
16. In any case, we may note that the common thread in the impugned orders is that they have been
passed for the entire Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. In this regard, our observations in the
Anuradha Bhasin (supra) may be of some relevance:
The degree of restriction and the scope of the same, both territorially and temporally,
must stand in relation to what is actually necessary to combat an emergent situation.
Although the present orders indicate that they have been passed for a limited period
of time, the order does not provide any reasons to reflect that all the districts of the
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