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Foundation For Media ... vs Union Territory Of Jammu And ... on 11 May, 2020 Supreme Court of India Foundation For Media ... vs Union Territory Of Jammu And ... on 11 May, 2020 Author: N.V. Ramana Bench: R S Reddy, N Ramana IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) . OF 2020 (D. No. 10817 OF 2020) FOUNDATION FOR MEDIA PROFESSIONALS PETITIONER Versus UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU RESPONDENTS AND KASHMIR & ANR. AND WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) . OF 2020 (D. No. 10875 OF 2020) SOAYIB QURESHI PETITIONER Versus UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR RESPONDENT AND WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) . OF 2020 (D. No. 10904 OF 2020) PRIVATE SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION PETITIONER J AND K Versus Signature Not Verified Digitally signed by THE UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU GEETA AHUJA Date: 2020.05.11 13:07:37 IST Reason: RESPONDENT AND KASHMIR Indian Kanoon - http://indiankanoon.org/doc/123992151/ 1

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Foundation for Media Professionals v. Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir & Anr.

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India

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Latitude: 23.078537445745496

Longitude: 78.60363571015989

Country Location (linked Country): India

Decision Date: 11 mai 2020

Case Status: Closed

Keywords

Internet Shutdown
National Security

Judicial Body: Supreme Court (court of final appeal)

Court Name: Supreme Court of India

Case Number: WP (C) Diary No. 10817 of 2020

Case Summary: The Supreme Court of India ordered the constitution of a Special Committee to review the restriction of internet mobile service to 2G in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The petitions were brought by the Foundation for Media Professionals, a lawyer, Soayib Qureshi and the Private Schools Association of Jammu and Kashmir, seeking the restoration of 4G internet in the region following the communication blackout imposed by the central government in August 2019. The Court recognised that the rights to freedom of speech and expression, health, education and business must be balanced against the prevailing national security concerns. Applying the minimum standards for internet restrictions set out in Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India, WP (C) No. 1031/2019, the Court held that the impugned order did not “provide any reasons” for the blanket enforcement of the shutdown across all districts. However, while the petition would “merit consideration” in “normal circumstances”, the particular “compelling circumstances of cross border terrorism” prevented the Court from finding a constitutional violation. [para. 19] Rather, the Court directed the constitution of a Special Committee, led by the Indian Home Secretary, to evaluate the necessity of the internet restriction in Jammu and Kashmir.

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