Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit on Wednesday requested Delhi LG Vinai Saxena to prosecute Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and all other officials under Sedition Act in the alleged Feeback Unit (FBU) snooping case.
Gill was arrested by the police on August 9, 2022, after he made controversial remarks against the Pakistan army on television that was deemed as "highly hateful and seditious" by the country's media authority.
The former governor's advocate HD Hasnain said, "He (Justice MR Shah) told us to move a fresh petition in Allahabad High Court and the decision will be made again on merit."
According to Geo News, Khan's comments come in the wake of sedition cases filed against his party's Senior Vice-President Fawad Chaudhry and former member of National Assembly Shandana Gulzar, while Senator Azam Swati and Shahbaz Gill were booked earlier for speaking against the military.
Fawad is facing sedition charges for publicly "threatening" the members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in a media talk -- was arrested from his Lahore residence on Wednesday after a case was registered against him at the Kohsar Police Station, reported Geo News.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) vice president Fawad Chaudhary's two-day physical remand has been approved by the sessions court of Islamabad in a sedition case.
Delhi Police had registered a case against former JNU student Sharjeel Imam for the alleged seditious speeches during the anti-CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act)-NRC (National Register of Citizens) protest.
A Hong Kong Court rejected an application to terminate a sedition trial against now-defunct online pro-democracy media outlet Stand News, a case that could see two former top editors jailed if convicted, Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP) reported.
In Sharjeel Imam's ongoing case under section 124 A and sections of UAPA, Delhi High Court directed the trial court to examine prosecution witnesses except for the ones who are to be examined to prove the offence of Sedition. The Supreme Court in May had stayed the cases related to the alleg
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.
"The government is looking into the issue and some changes may happen in the upcoming winter session of Parliament," Attorney General R Venkataramani told the top court.