Supreme Court orders review of internet shutdown in India

India’s supreme court has ordered review of the internet shutdown in Indian-administered Kashmir in a rebuke to the government of prime minister Narendra Modi that imposed world’s longest internet shutdown in the Muslim-majority region.

Modi government stripped the disputed region’s autonomy in August and imposed a crippling communication and security lockdown, saying it was meant to prevent violence by separatists.

The top court said the indefinite suspension violated India’s telecoms rules, and ordered authorities in Kashmir to review internet suspension and other restrictions in a week’s time.