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Filing of sedition cases on regime change is disturbing trend: Supreme Cou
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 26 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday said that filing of sedition cases when regime changes is a "disturbing trend" while expressing displeasure over the trend of filing such cases. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said, "state of affairs in the
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Hong Kong women who published 'seditious' children's books remanded in cus
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 24 (ANI): Two Hong Kong women accused of publishing seditious children's books, have been remanded in custody.
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HK police arrest 5 on suspicion to publish children's books that 'incite h
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 23 (ANI): Hong Kong police on Thursday arrested five persons on suspicion of conspiring to incite hatred of the government.
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Filmmaker Aisha Sultana deleted mobile chats after registration of seditio
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], July 20 (ANI): Lakshadweep administration on Tuesday informed the Kerala High Court that filmmaker Aisha Sultana had deleted her mobile chats after the registration of the sedition case and alleged that she is not cooperating with the probe.
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Opposition meet today to chalk out strategy for Monsoon Session of Parliam
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): Ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, Opposition leaders are scheduled to meet on Sunday to chalk out a strategy to target the Central government over several issues including farmers agitation, privatisation and Supreme Court's comments on the validit
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Sedition law archaic, has outlived its purpose, says Mukul Rohatgi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The archaic sedition law has outlived its purpose and there is no use for it anymore, said former Attorney General of India and senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi on Friday, expressing his agreement with the Supreme Court's observation on the law's Constitutio
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Arun Shourie moves SC against constitutional validity of Sedition Law
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Former Union Minister Arun Shourie has knocked on the doors of the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of Section 124-A (Sedition Law) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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Rahul Gandhi welcomes SC observation on sedition law
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court's observation concerning sedition law on a plea challenging its constitutional validity.
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Prakash Karat welcomes SC observations on sedition law, hopes it will be s
Updated : 4 years, 8 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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Govt should give due regard to the SC observation on Sedition law: Former
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Former Union Law Minister and Senior Congress leader Dr Ashwani Kumar welcomed the Supreme Court observation on the Sedition law on Thursday that it is a colonial law which was used by the British to suppress freedom. "It was used against Mahatma Gandhi a
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Why is sedition law still required 75 years after independence? SC asks Ce
Updated : 4 years, 8 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, 8 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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