October 24, 2019 2:25 PM

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Restrictions has to be reviewed from time to time: SC to J&K admin

<span style="color: #222222;">The Supreme Court today told the Jammu and Kashmir administration that they may impose restrictions in the name of national interest, but it has to be reviewed from time to time.<br />''<br />''A three-judge bench, which was hearing a batch of petitions challenging the restrictions imposed in the state following the scrapping of its special status, was told by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that they were reviewing restrictions on a daily basis. The bench, headed by Justice N V Ramana and also comprising Justices R Subhash Reddy and B R Gavai, asked Mehta about the restriction on the Internet in the state.  <br />''<br />''The solicitor general told the court that restrictions on Internet were continuing as the issue has cross border implications.  The apex court would hear the arguments on the pleas on November 5. The top court was hearing petition, which has raised the issue of physical restrictions and communication blockade in the state following the abrogation of provisions of Article 370.</span><br />

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