Even after the Supreme Court intervention asking the government to decide the space for freedom of expression and national security while giving its verdict on the continuous ban on 4G internet services in Jammu and Kashmir since August 5, last year.
People of Jammu and Kashmir have been facing a lot of difficulties in different fields of life due to the low speed internet services continuing in Kashmir valley in particular.
In this direction recently High Court of Jammu and Kashmir has summoned JK Home Secretary for continuous poor internet connectivity in valley.
Having “struggled” to conduct online hearings due to curbs on internet speed in Jammu and Kashmir, High Court Chief Justice Gita Mittal has summoned Home Secretary Shaleen Kabra to appear before a bench on Thursday via video conferencing and apprise it about the impact of the restrictions on e-connectivity of courts.
Passing an order on a ‘Court on its Own Motion’ on Monday, a division bench of Chief Justice Mittal and Justice Sanjay Dhar expressed concern over urgent issues involving the rights of the residents of the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.
Giving a background in its three-page order, the division bench said that virtual hearing has been necessitated because of the strict lockdown being enforced, following a sharp spike in coronavirus cases.
“However, we find today that despite best efforts on the part of our IT experts, it has been impossible today to have even a bare semblance of a hearing. We have struggled to have virtual/or audio connectivity with the amicus curiae (Monika Kohli) and the several counsels appearing before us. Even the learned Advocate General has expressed grave difficulty in joining the hearing,” the order said.
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