The Karnataka High Court on Friday deferred the proceedings till October on a petition filed by a Kashmiri student, who is pursuing his post-graduation in Bengaluru, as the issues raised in his petition relating to communication blackout in Jammu and Kashmir are pending for adjudication in the Supreme Court.
Syed Peerzada Suheel Ahmad, 23, who is pursuing MA in Development Programme in Azim Premji University, contended that stopping all modes of communication has affected his fundamental rights while contending that complete communication blockage is violation of the Constitution. The petitioner had complained that he was unable to contact his parents living in Pulwama district.
Justice Alok Aradhe, before whom the petition came up for hearing, said that the court will have to wait as similar petitions are pending before the apex court while adjourning the hearing till October 14.