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5 Key Judgments by Supreme Court That Marked 2020

  With the Supreme Court operating in a limited capacity due to the COVID-19 outbreak, SC Observer looks back at the top 5 Supreme Court Judgments (and orders) delivered in 2020 so far. From adjudicating on the internet shutdown in Kashmir to lifting barriers against female Armed Forces officers, the Court has had a busy first few months of the year. 1. Access to Internet Equivalent to A Fundamental Right The first month of 2020 witnessed a three-judge bench ruling against the telecommunication blackout in Jammu and Kashmir following the scrapping of Article 370. The judgment did not directly order for restoration of the services in the backdrop of the security concerns, but laid down an important principle in law – right to access Internet is a fundamental right by extension. Therefore, it can be demanded as such before a constitutional court. Further, every blackout order must specify reasons and has to be reviewed regularly by the authorities concerned, the court said. 2. Article 3