No. 10817 of 2020, has appended the affidavits of a journalist who
collected testimonies of doctors, teachers, students, journalists,
lawyers and business persons from the Union Territory, and of a
technical expert narrating importance of 4G internet, to support
the above submissions.
6.
Moreover, the Petitioners have argued that the actions of
Respondent No. 1 are violative of the directions laid down by this
Court in Anuradha Bhasin (supra) as well as the Temporary
Suspension of Telecom Services (Public Emergency or Public
Safety) Rules, 2017 [“Telecom Suspension Rules”] as no Review
Committee has been constituted by the Respondent No. 1. Further,
the blanket orders passed by Respondent No. 1, indicates non
application of mind. Lastly, Respondent No. 1 has failed to provide
any rational nexus between the restriction of the internet speed
and national security. The Petitioners submitted that since the
introduction of internet in the Union Territory of Jammu and
Kashmir, the number of incidents relating to terrorism in the
region have actually reduced. Lastly, the Petitioners pleaded in the
alternative that if the Respondents apprehend the misuse of data
services, then they could consider restricting the internet only in
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