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Supreme Court issues notice on J&K schools association’s plea against internet shutdowns

Appeal against frequent internet shutdowns and their impact on education in the name of ‘counter-terrorism’

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What’s the news: The Supreme Court on October 17, 2022 issued notice on a plea seeking continuous and uninterrupted 4G mobile Internet service in Jammu and Kashmir, reported LiveLaw. The petition was filed by the Private Schools Association of J&K, a non-profit body that represents “the interest of over 3,800 schools.” As per the report, the J&K home department has been arraigned for the “grave” violation of the fundamental right to education of students by allegedly slowing down the internet speed to 2G. Petitioners said that the internet shutdowns enforced in the region have led to a “digital apartheid in access to education” in the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown. According to the Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) that provided legal assistance in this case, the petition was filed in 2020 but has come up for hearing two years later this Monday. Why it matters: In an age where internet is as good as a daily essential, Jammu and Kashmir have recorded among the longest internet shutdowns. Even before the onset of a global pandemic, the region had suffered long and frequent shutdowns and protested against this violation of free speech. However, internet shutdowns have posed threat to another fundamental right since Covid-19 – the right to education. This petition heard two years after its creation is among the many voices condemning the abusive nature of internet suspensions. J&K allegedly continues to restrict internet A bench comprising of Justices B.R. Gavai and B.V. Nagarathna heard Advocate on Record Shadan…

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