Supreme Court On Sedition Law

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.

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.

An interim order putting on hold the contentious sedition law and the consequential registration of FIRs will continue to be operational as the Supreme Court granted additional time to the centre to take "appropriate steps".

Hot Mic with Nidhi Razdan: The Supreme Court's historic decision to put the 162-year-old sedition law on hold till the central government completes the promised exercise to reconsider and re-examine the provision is hugely significant

After the top court put on hold the application of the controversial sedition law, Mr Rijiju had said while he "respected the court and its independence", there is a "Lakshman Rekha" that cannot be crossed.

With the Opposition targeting the Centre after the Supreme Court's stay on the sedition law, the BJP on Wednesday said the order must be viewed in the context of the overall positive suggestion of the government.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered that all trials and registration of fresh FIRs for sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code be kept on hold till the Centre reconsiders the provision.

The controversial sedition law will be on hold as the government reviews it and those in jail can approach courts for bail, the Supreme Court ordered today.

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).

The controversial sedition law will be paused while the government reviews it, the Supreme Court said today in a landmark order that impacts hundreds charged under the colonial-era relic. Those jailed for sedition can approach courts for bail.

Sedition cases already filed should not be put on hold while the law is under review, the government told the Supreme Court today, recommending, for now, a change in the way such cases are filed.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre and states to refrain from registering any FIR invoking sedition charges till further reexamination is over

The hearing on sedition in Supreme Court came a day after the government said it had decided to review the legislation.

The government today faced tough questions in the Supreme Court today, a day after it sought more time saying it had decided to review a colonial-era sedition law.

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 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.

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.

An interim order putting on hold the contentious sedition law and the consequential registration of FIRs will continue to be operational as the Supreme Court granted additional time to the centre to take "appropriate steps".

Hot Mic with Nidhi Razdan: The Supreme Court's historic decision to put the 162-year-old sedition law on hold till the central government completes the promised exercise to reconsider and re-examine the provision is hugely significant

After the top court put on hold the application of the controversial sedition law, Mr Rijiju had said while he "respected the court and its independence", there is a "Lakshman Rekha" that cannot be crossed.

With the Opposition targeting the Centre after the Supreme Court's stay on the sedition law, the BJP on Wednesday said the order must be viewed in the context of the overall positive suggestion of the government.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered that all trials and registration of fresh FIRs for sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code be kept on hold till the Centre reconsiders the provision.

The controversial sedition law will be on hold as the government reviews it and those in jail can approach courts for bail, the Supreme Court ordered today.

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).

The controversial sedition law will be paused while the government reviews it, the Supreme Court said today in a landmark order that impacts hundreds charged under the colonial-era relic. Those jailed for sedition can approach courts for bail.

Sedition cases already filed should not be put on hold while the law is under review, the government told the Supreme Court today, recommending, for now, a change in the way such cases are filed.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre and states to refrain from registering any FIR invoking sedition charges till further reexamination is over

The hearing on sedition in Supreme Court came a day after the government said it had decided to review the legislation.

The government today faced tough questions in the Supreme Court today, a day after it sought more time saying it had decided to review a colonial-era sedition law.

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.