In Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India (2020), the Supreme Court required that internet shutdown orders must be published to enable:

Anuradha Bhasin (2020) publication requirement for shutdown orders: (a) Context: Challenge to internet shutdowns in Jammu & Kashmir following Article 370 abrogation; issue of transparency in imposing digital restrictions, (b) Supreme Court holding: (i) Internet shutdown orders must be published for transparency and judicial review, (ii) Publication enables: (a) Public scrutiny of government's justification for restrictions, (b) Judicial review of whether restrictions satisfy proportionality test, (c) Democratic accountability through informed public discourse, (iii) Restrictions must satisfy proportionality test: legitimate aim, rational connection, least restrictive alternative, balancing of interests, (c) Applications: (i) J&K shutdown case: Court directed publication of orders, periodic review, time-bound restrictions, (ii) Digital governance: DPDP Act, 2023 requires transparency in data processing, government access to data, (iii) Algorithmic accountability: Emerging jurisprudence requires transparency in automated decision-making affecting rights, (d) Rationale: (i) Rule of law: Government action must be transparent, subject to legal scrutiny, not arbitrary, (ii) Rights protection: Publication enables judicial review, public scrutiny to ensure restrictions justified, not overbroad, (iii) Democratic accountability: Informed public discourse essential for democratic accountability in digital governance, (e) Illustrates adaptive constitutionalism: Applying enduring values (transparency, accountability) to emerging technological contexts; publication requirement ensures digital restrictions subject to constitutional scrutiny, democratic oversight.