So we finally have our first petition on the internet as an essential service !! The Allahabad High Court, has suo moto, in In Re : Reference to the discontinuation of Internet Services by the State Authorities (unnumbered as of now it seems), issued notice to the State of Uttar Pradesh for the internet blackouts which have been prevalent across the state since the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 began.
The Notice was actually passed on 20.12.2019, but took some time to come out in public (the Registry needs the internet to upload the order on the website right !!) In fact, it was problems in the performance of judicial work which raised the hackles of the court in the first place.
The matter was directed to be listed on 03.01.2020, but I did not find the matter on the cause list uploaded on the website and haven’t received any updated on it as of now. Will keep you posted on it.
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