Supreme Court Sedition Hearing

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 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 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.

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.

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 today barred any agency from arresting Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and six journalists in cases relating to their tweets in connection with the Republic Day tractor rally violence in New Delhi. The cases will be taken up for hearing after two weeks, the court said.

The Supreme Court will hear the bail request today of JNU student Kanhaiya Kumar, whose arrest on charges of sedition has entangled the government in a massive controversy.

A day after a court hearing for arrested JNU student Kanhaiya Kumar descended into chaos for the second time this week, the Supreme Court is expected to decide on unruly lawyers who shouted slogans and attacked people at a Delhi court.

When Kanhaiya Kumar, the student arrested for sedition, is brought to a Delhi court today, only five reporters will be allowed into the court-room; supporters of Mr Kumar, a student leader from JNU, have to pick two representatives to attend the hearing, said the Supreme Court today.

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 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 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.

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.

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 today barred any agency from arresting Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and six journalists in cases relating to their tweets in connection with the Republic Day tractor rally violence in New Delhi. The cases will be taken up for hearing after two weeks, the court said.

The Supreme Court will hear the bail request today of JNU student Kanhaiya Kumar, whose arrest on charges of sedition has entangled the government in a massive controversy.

A day after a court hearing for arrested JNU student Kanhaiya Kumar descended into chaos for the second time this week, the Supreme Court is expected to decide on unruly lawyers who shouted slogans and attacked people at a Delhi court.

When Kanhaiya Kumar, the student arrested for sedition, is brought to a Delhi court today, only five reporters will be allowed into the court-room; supporters of Mr Kumar, a student leader from JNU, have to pick two representatives to attend the hearing, said the Supreme Court today.