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decisions as to how and when they have to study. It is a fact that there is large
scale misuse of mobile phones; but that misuse can happen with laptops also; it
can be even before 6 pm and 10 pm, before and after the study time.
11.
The mobile phones which were unheard of once and later a luxury has
now become part and parcel of the day to day life and even to a stage that it is
unavoidable to survive with dignity and freedom. Though initially it was a mere
replacement of land phone enabling one to connect another and talk, on the advent
of internet the connectivity became so wide. On availability of more and more
facilities, since the year 1998, the number of users gradually increased and as at
present India stands 2nd in the world in the usage of internet. The facilities to
access internet, which was initially possible only through desk top computers, later
in laptop, is now available in mobile phones which are handy and portable; with
more and more applications,
connectivity became feasible for
everyone
everywhere even among the common man. Apart from the facilities to read E-news
papers, e-books, etc. one can undergo online courses also sitting at home or hostel
and it is pointed out that there are courses under SWAYAM recognized by the
UGC, which students can undergo even when they are undergoing regular studies
in colleges. Though the respondent college has stated that there is no restriction for
the inmates to use laptops, all the students would not be ordinarily able to afford to
have a laptop in addition to mobile phone. Assuming that the purpose is to prevent
misuse of mobile phones during study time, such misuse is quite possible with
laptops also. Thus the purpose of such restriction would not be achieved. It would
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