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Access to internet is a fundamental right under the Constitution, says Kerala High Court

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The Kerala High Court on Thursday said that the right to access internet is part of the fundamental right to education as well as the right to privacy under the Article 21 of the Indian Constitution.

The latest verdict of the court is likely to strengthen hands of those who are opposing internet clampdown in Jammu and Kashmir.

The high court made this observation while hearing a plea of a hostel student in Kozhikkode in north Kerala who questioned her college authority’s decision to expel her from the college hostel for using her mobile phone beyond restricted hours. Faheema Shirin R K (22), a third semester BA English Literature student, had moved the court after Sreenarayana Guru College had expelled her from the hostel for not adhering to restrictions on the use of mobile phones.