The Manipur High Court has directed the state government to partially lift the internet shutdown even as the ethnic violence continued.
Manipur High Court Asks Detailed Report From Government In Light Of Internet Shutdown
The High Court also asked the state government to carry out physical trials and check the feasibility of allowing internet on mobile phones while ensuring the security of life and property of citizens.
The court asked for a detailed report from the state government and will hear the matter on July 25.
“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,” a bench of Justice A Bimol and Justice A Guneshwor Sharma said after hearing multiple PILs on the internet shutdown.
The bench further said that during its consideration the Government of Manipur must ensure the compliance of the safeguards suggested by the committee.
Earlier, a 12-member expert committee had informed the High Court that internet can be provided to the people of Manipur 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 software from the system and prohibiting the installation of new software by any user and enforcing physical monitoring by the concerned authority/officials.”