Sedition Law

Sedition law: Supreme Court stays all pending cases; asks Centre, states to refrain from filing FIRs

CJI NV Ramana-led Bench in SC said that till re-examination of the law is complete, it will not be used. All pending cases, appeals and proceedings with respect to charges framed for sedition should be kept in abeyance, the apex court said

Sedition law hearing: Supreme Court seeks Centre's reply tomorrow on protecting citizens till it re-examines law

The apex court bench took note of submissions of the Centre which said it has decided to 'reconsider' the sedition law by an apt forum and seek suggestions whether filing of sedition cases in future be kept at abeyance till re-examination

Explained: How successive state and central governments have defended sedition law in the past

From the Aseem Trivedi case of 2012 to the Rana couple incident of 2022, different parties have used the contentious legislation and defended it, despite opposition from other corners

Directions came from PM Modi to re-examine, reconsider provisions of sedition law, says Kiren Rijiju

The government told the Supreme Court on Monday not to invest time in examining the validity of the sedition law as it has decided to reconsider the provisions by a ‘competent forum’

Decided to re-examine, reconsider sedition law, Centre tells Supreme Court

In a fresh affidavit, the Centre said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is of the firm view that the baggage of colonial-era laws, which outlived their utility, must be scrapped during the period of 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav'

'Needs no reconsideration': Centre defends colonial-era sedition law in Supreme Court

In a written submission, the Centre has told the three-judge bench that the verdict in the Kedarnath Singh vs State of Bihar upholding sedition law is binding and that a three-judge bench cannot examine its validity

Supreme Court to examine on 10 May if sedition law plea should be heard by larger bench

The Supreme Court had agreed to examine the pleas, saying its main concern was the 'misuse of law' leading to rise in number of cases

Delhi HC defers hearing on Umar Khalid bail in UAPA case, seeks police stand on Sharjeel Imam's plea

The court further observed that Imam, also a former JNU student, and Khalid were stated to be co-conspirators in the case and it would thus hear both the two bail applications together.

SC to hear pleas to scrap the sedition law today: Explaining the British-era offence and how it's being 'misused'

The Apex court last year had asked the Centre why it was not repealing the colonial-era law used by the British to silence people like Mahatma Gandhi to suppress the freedom movement, as it expressed concern over the misuse of the provision

Three Kashmiri students granted bail in T20 World Cup case: Why they were charged with sedition and jailed for five months

Arsheed Yusuf, Inayat Altaf Sheikh and Showkat Ahmed Ganai were arrested under the sedition law for sending pro-Pakistan messages on WhatsApp following the country's win over India in last year's T20 World Cup match