Net a basic right: Kerala High Court
(WorldNews India)

Kerala High Court on Thursday ruled that the right to access the Internet and use a mobile phone was a fundamental right, in a case filed by a student who was expelled from a college hostel in Kerala´s Kozhikode for not adhering to Net restrictions. Although the case is in no way linked and the court has not made any such suggestion, the verdict comes at a time Jammu and Kashmir has been facing an unprecedented Internet and mobile phone blockade since the state´s special status was cancelled more than a month ago. The court observed that the use of cell phones had...