India

Orders for phone, internet clampdown in J&K illegal, unconstitutional, SC told

PTI

Notifications and orders shutting down mobile, landline and internet services in Jammu & Kashmir following the abrogation of provisions of Article 370 were “illegal and unconstitutional”, the Supreme Court was told Tuesday.

A bench headed by Justice NV Ramana was told that even after 90 days, communication services — data, internet, pre-paid mobiles and SMS — were not operational in the Kashmir Valley, affecting the working of the media.