Should Internet shutdowns be used to maintain public order?
Parley by The Hindu
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The Temporary Interspatial Rules Around the Shutdowns
Arun: Could you talk a little bit about the temporary interspatial rules on the one hand and whether you feel that outside of shutdowns for examinations, they conform to those guidelines? Right. Dr. Kanika mentioned how there's a home secretary who is sort of giving the authority to impose a shutdown. That is correct. It is also that nobody below the rules categorically state that Nobody below the level of joint secretary can impose a Shutdown. A lot of time district magistrate, DMs and we have challenged them in our petitions, end up imposing blanket shutdowns. We really have to understand here that when you're imposing an internet shutdown, you are essentially curbing a fundamental right
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