20th January – Editorials/Opinions Analyses

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20th January – Editorials/Opinions Analyses legacyias.com/20th-january-editorials-opinions-analyses/ January 20, 2020

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Access to Internet- The SC verdict Move to cash transfers of subsidies will lead to savings Being forearmed on climate change Technology: The main front in the US-China trade war

ACCESS TO INTERNET- THE SC VERDICT Details In Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India the SC’s interpretation of the fundamental rights governing the freedom of speech, assembly, and movement is well-nigh perfect. The Court has read the limitations on these rights narrowly and has made it clear that any restrictions placed on the Internet, among other things, must meet a test of proportionality.

Opacity in Orders by govt After dilution of Article 370, government only issued orders under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure inflicting grave restrictions on people’s movement, but it also imposed an indiscriminate shutdown of the Internet by invoking provisions of the Temporary Suspension of Telecom Services (Public Emergency or Public Safety) Rules, 2017 1/5


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