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Decided to re-examine, reconsider sedition law: Centre to SC
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): The Central government on Monday informed the Supreme Court that it has decided to re-examine and reconsider the provisions of Section 124A which criminalises the offence of sedition and requested it not to take up the case till the matter is examined by th
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Centre defends sedition law in SC, says requires no reconsideration
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): The Central government has told the Supreme Court that the 1962 verdict of the five-judge Constitution bench case which upheld the validity of the offence of sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, is binding and continues to be a "good law an
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Sharad Pawar decries police slapping sedition cases against activists
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 5 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar decried the police actions to slap Section 124A (sedition) of the Indian Penal Code against activists, saying that such measures suppress liberty and stifle any voice of dissent raised in a peaceful and
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Centre seeks more time to file reply on pleas challenging Constitutional v
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): The Central government on Wednesday filed an application in the Supreme Court that seeks one more week to submit its response to a batch of petitions challenging the Constitutional validity of the offence of sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code
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SC posts cases challenging constitutional validity of sedition law for fin
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday posted to May 5 for the final hearing of a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the offence of sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code.
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Prakash Karat welcomes SC observations on sedition law, hopes it will be s
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Senior Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Prakash Karat on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court's observation concerning sedition law on a plea challenging its constitutional validity and hoped that the apex court will give a judgment to scrap
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Why is sedition law still required 75 years after independence? SC asks Ce
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the Central government over the requirement of a sedition law even after 75 years of the country's independence, observing that it was a "colonial law used against freedom fighters".
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FMP files plea in SC, seeks to be intervener in petition challenging const
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Foundation of Media Professionals (FMP) has filed a petition before the Supreme Court seeking to be an intervener in the petition that has challenged the constitutional validity of the offence of sedition under Section 124 A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)
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Plea seeks SC to examine constitutional validity of 'sedition' under Secti
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): A writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of section 124 A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860, which penalises the crime of "sedition".
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Rajasthan SOG transfers alleged horse-trading case to ACB
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Aug 4 (ANI): Rajasthan Special Operations Group (SOG) has transferred the alleged horse-trading case to Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) while taking off Section 124A IPC (Sedition) from the case based on legal opinion, Rajasthan SOG said on Tuesday.
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FIR with sedition charges registered in connection with slogans raised at
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 3 (ANI): An FIR was registered under relevant sections of IPC including 124A (Sedition) at Azad Maidan Police Station on Monday in connection with the raising of slogans in support of Sharjeel Imam at 'Mumbai Pride Solidarity Gathering 2020' at Azad Maidan o
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Delhi Police book Sharjeel Imam for sedition
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 26 (ANI): The Crime Branch of Delhi police on Sunday booked Sharjeel Imam, the co-ordinator of Shaheen Bagh protests, for his controversial "cut off Assam from India" speech that he allegedly made a few days ago at the protest site.
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