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Decided to re-examine, reconsider sedition law: Centre to SC
Updated : 3 years, 10 months 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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'Owaisi dreaming of becoming Jinnah': BJP MP demands AIMIM chief's arrest
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party MP Harnath Singh Yadav on Sunday hit out at All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi and demanded his arrest under a sedition case.
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Centre defends sedition law in SC, says requires no reconsideration
Updated : 3 years, 10 months 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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Maharashtra: Petition filed in Bombay HC seeks FIR under sedition against
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 6 (ANI): A petition has been filed before the Bombay High Court seeking directions to the Maharashtra government and Mumbai police to register an FIR against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray under the charges of sedition and creating n
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SC to decide whether larger bench should hear pleas challenging sedition l
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it will first decide the issue of whether the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the offence of sedition under Section 124 A of the Indian Penal Code should be referred to a larger bench or not.
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Sharad Pawar decries police slapping sedition cases against activists
Updated : 3 years, 10 months 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 : 3 years, 10 months 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 to hear plea of former IT minister Arun Shourie challenging constitutio
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday posted for hearing on May 5 a plea filed by former Union minister Arun Shourie seeking direction to declare the sedition law unconstitutional arguing that it is "heavily abused".
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Sedition charges slapped against 87 persons in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 27 (ANI): At least 87 people, including 25 women, were detained in Jamshoro district of Pakistan's Sindh province on sedition charges, according to local media on Wednesday.
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SC posts cases challenging constitutional validity of sedition law for fin
Updated : 3 years, 10 months 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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Hanuman Chalisa Row: Mumbai court seeks special public prosecutor's reply
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 26 (ANI): Mumbai Sessions Court on Tuesday asked the Special Public Prosecutor to file a reply on April 29 to the bail plea of jailed independent MP Navneet Rana and MLA Ravi Rana in connection with the Hanuman Chalisa recital row.
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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist jailed for 40 months over sedition charge
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong [China], April 21 (ANI): Hong Kong pro-democracy activist "Fast Beat" Tam Tak Chi has been jailed for 40 months and a fine of HK$5,000 for using seditious words and disorderly conduct in a public place.
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