INTERNET SHUTDOWN - POLITY
News: SC turns down plea for urgent hearing on Manipur internet ban
What is in the news?
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Recently, the Supreme
Court said that it has found no reason to step in and urgently entertain a
petition challenging the continued Internet “ban” in Manipur.
Provisions and process of the internet ban in India:
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Internet shutdown orders
are governed under the Temporary
Suspension of Telecom Services (Public Emergency or Public Safety) Rules, 2017,
under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885.
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The Government can
temporarily shut down telecom services in a region on grounds of public emergency.
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The Information Technology Act 2000 allows for website blocking to
maintain sovereignty, integrity and national security.
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The 2017 rules provide
that the internet shutdown in a
region should be up to 15 days at once.
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To implement the above
provisions, written order from the officers above joint secretary in the Union Government.