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Court again reserves order on Sharjeel's plea, grants time to Delhi police
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Amitabh Rawat on Saturday reserved the order for December 21. Also asked the Police to file clarification.
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SC to hear in January 2024 plea challenging sedition law
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear in January a batch of pleas challenging Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalises the offence of sedition.
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Sedition to be repealed in Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Union Minister Amit Shah on Friday introduced Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 in Lok Sabha and said that the new bill to replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC) will repeal the offence of sedition under Section 124A of the IPC.
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"Will hold consultations...report not binding": Union Law Minister Arjun R
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Friday said that the government will hold consultations with all stakeholders before a final call on sedition law (Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code).
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"Nothing wrong" with retention of Sedition Law: Senior Advocate Aman Lekh
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Backing for the continuance of Sedition law in the system, the Law Commission of India has said that the Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) needs to be retained due to the "internal security threats" and to prevent offences against the state, however, certain amendments may be intro
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Law Commission backs Sedition law, says 'colonial-era' provision not valid
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"Social media has a 'proliferating' role in propagating radicalisation against India and bringing the Government into hatred, many a time at the "initiation and facilitation of foreign powers". This all the more requires that Section 124A be in place," the Law Commission stated.
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Section 124A dealing with sedition needs to be retained in IPC: Law Commis
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Law Commission of India, in its report submitted to the Law Ministry, has recommended that Section 124A of IPC dealing with Sedition needs to be retained in the Indian Penal Code, though certain amendments, so as to bring about greater clarity regarding the usage of the provision.
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Government initiated process of re-examining sedition law: Centre to Supre
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The Central government on Monday told the Supreme Court that it has initiated process of re-examining Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code which criminalises the offence of sedition. A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala took into note the submissions of
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Sedition law: Something may happen in Winter Session, Centre to SC
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Central government on Monday sought time from the Supreme Court to review Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code which criminalises the offence of sedition saying "something may happen" in the upcoming Winter Session of the Parliament.
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'Provision was abused to stifle free speech': Former A-G Mukul Rohatgi on
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Former Attorney General of India Mukul Rohatgi on Wednesday hailed Supreme Court's order on Sedition Law terming it 'bold and historical'.
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SC keeps in abeyance sedition law till review; asks Centre, States not to
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): In a historic development, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered that Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code which criminalises the offence of sedition be kept in abeyance till the government's exercise of reviewing the law is complete.
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Centre's decision to reconsider Sedition law must be taken positively, say
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Guwahati [Assam], May 9 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Supreme court advocate Nalin Kohli on Monday welcomed the Centre's decision to review the provisions of Section 124A which criminalises the offence of sedition and termed any political comments on it inappropriate.
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