Supreme Court To Hear Today Manipur Govt’s Plea Against HC Order On Restoring Internet Services

During the hearing of the clutch of petitions on Manipur violence, the SC bench said that it will also consider the plea of the state government on internet shutdown on Tuesday.

File Photo of Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh ( Image Source :Twitter/@NBirenSingh )

The Supreme Court will on Tuesday hear the Manipur government's plea against the high court order on the limited restoration of internet services in the strife-torn state. A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha on Monday agreed to hear the plea after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta sought urgent listing of the matter, saying the situation in Manipur keeps changing very fast. On July 7, the Manipur High Court ordered that the state government carry out physical trials to check the feasibility of providing internet service while ensuring the security and property of citizens.

"This is concerning internet shutdown in Manipur. The situation in the state keeps changing very fast. The appeal is against the high court order where it has directed restoration of internet service. Kindly hear it today itself," Mehta said, as quoted by news agency PTI.

As per PTI's report, the SC bench stated that since a batch of pleas on Manipur violence was listed for hearing during the day, it may consider his request then.

The Manipur high court, which has sought a detailed report from the state government, will hear the case on July 25.

After hearing multiple PILs, a division bench of the Manipur HC said, "In the case of Fibre To The Home (FTTH) connections, internet service can be provided by the home department on a case to case basis" after ensuring compliance with the safeguards suggested by the committee, as per PTI's report.

The 12-member expert committee told the HC bench that internet service could be made available through broadband connections, either through Internet Leased Line (ILL) or FTTH by ensuring "static IP, banning of Wifi/Hotspots from any of the routers or system, blocking of social media websites and VPNs at the local level, removal of VPN softwares from the system and prohibiting installation of new softwares by any user and enforcing physical monitoring by the concerned authority/ officials."

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