Sedition Law Challenged

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear in January a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the IPC provision on sedition, months after the Centre introduced in Parliament bills to replace the colonial-era penal statutes.

Supreme Court refers petitions challenging sedition law to Constitution bench, declines Centre's request to defer hearing

A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala noted the submission of Attorney General R Venkataramani that the government has initiated the process to re-examine section 124A of the Indian Penal Code.

The Supreme Court today stayed the country's colonial-era sedition law after the Centre's u-turn in the last hearing. The Centre had argued against it saying it can't be stayed based on just a few Public Interest Litigations (PIL).

Two days after firmly defending the country's colonial-era sedition law and asking the Supreme Court to dismiss the pleas challenging it, the government on Monday did an about-face, saying it has decided to review the legislation.

The pleas challenging the colonial-era sedition law were filed by five parties including the Editors Guild of India and Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra.

The Centre has sought time from the Supreme Court to file its response on a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the colonial era penal law on sedition.

The Centre has sought time from the Supreme Court to file its response on a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the colonial era law on sedition.

The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to file its response by the end of the week on a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the sedition law.

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Wednesday a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the sedition law.

After the Supreme Court called the sedition law "colonial", journalists Patricia Mukhim and Anuradha Bhasin have joined a list of activists who have moved the top court to challenge the constitutional validity of the controversial law.

Arun Shourie has challenged the constitutional validity of Section 124-A (Sedition Law) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Police in Haryana have charged over 100 farmers with sedition after they allegedly attacked and damaged the official vehicle of Deputy Speaker Ranbir Gangwa during a protest against the members of the state's ruling BJP and the contentious farm laws.

Supreme Court agreed to examine a plea by an ex-army officer challenging the Constitutional validity of the sedition law on grounds that it causes "chilling effect" on speech and is an unreasonable restriction on free expression, a fundamental right.

The Supreme Court has deferred the hearing on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of section 124-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860, which penalises the crime of "sedition," to July 27.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear in January a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the IPC provision on sedition, months after the Centre introduced in Parliament bills to replace the colonial-era penal statutes.

Supreme Court refers petitions challenging sedition law to Constitution bench, declines Centre's request to defer hearing

A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala noted the submission of Attorney General R Venkataramani that the government has initiated the process to re-examine section 124A of the Indian Penal Code.

The Supreme Court today stayed the country's colonial-era sedition law after the Centre's u-turn in the last hearing. The Centre had argued against it saying it can't be stayed based on just a few Public Interest Litigations (PIL).

Two days after firmly defending the country's colonial-era sedition law and asking the Supreme Court to dismiss the pleas challenging it, the government on Monday did an about-face, saying it has decided to review the legislation.

The pleas challenging the colonial-era sedition law were filed by five parties including the Editors Guild of India and Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra.

The Centre has sought time from the Supreme Court to file its response on a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the colonial era penal law on sedition.

The Centre has sought time from the Supreme Court to file its response on a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the colonial era law on sedition.

The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to file its response by the end of the week on a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the sedition law.

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Wednesday a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the sedition law.

After the Supreme Court called the sedition law "colonial", journalists Patricia Mukhim and Anuradha Bhasin have joined a list of activists who have moved the top court to challenge the constitutional validity of the controversial law.

Arun Shourie has challenged the constitutional validity of Section 124-A (Sedition Law) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Police in Haryana have charged over 100 farmers with sedition after they allegedly attacked and damaged the official vehicle of Deputy Speaker Ranbir Gangwa during a protest against the members of the state's ruling BJP and the contentious farm laws.

Supreme Court agreed to examine a plea by an ex-army officer challenging the Constitutional validity of the sedition law on grounds that it causes "chilling effect" on speech and is an unreasonable restriction on free expression, a fundamental right.

The Supreme Court has deferred the hearing on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of section 124-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860, which penalises the crime of "sedition," to July 27.