INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
ANI |
Updated: Jan 10, 2020 10:24 IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict today on a number of petitions challenging the
restrictions and internet blockade imposed in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 in August last year.The Supreme Court
had on November 27 reserved the judgment on a batch of petitions challenging restrictions imposed on communication, media and telephone
services in Jammu and Kashmir pursuant to revocation of Article 370.A bench of Justices N V Ramana, R Subhash Reddy, and B R Gavai had heard
the petitions filed by various petitioners including Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and Kashmir Times editor Anuradha Bhasin.The petitions
were filed after the central government scrapped Article 370 in August and bifurcated Jammu and Kashmir into two UTs -- Jammu and Kashmir
Following this, phone lines and the internet were blocked in the region.The government has said that it has progressively eased restrictions
