Sedition Law

A debate to scrap the British-era sedition law is raging in the corridors of the Supreme Court of India. But what is the sedition law? Why do experts believe that it has been misused since inception?

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Legal experts Wednesday termed "historic" the Supreme Court order to put on hold the "archaic" colonial-era penal law on sedition till it is reexamined by an appropriate government forum.

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Former Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar has said that sedition law in a free country seems "absolutely unnecessary" and supported its repeal or comprehensive revision by the central government."Today the extent of abuse of the #Sedition law has come to a point where in the national consciousness continuing with colonial #law in a free country seems to be absolutely unnecessary. We should support the repeal of this law or its comprehensive revising," Kumar said in a tweet.He also said the Supreme Court is not obligated to stay the process of hearing the petitions concerning the sedition law on the Centre's plea."Decision to review the sedition law will be leading to a repeal of this law. And in the process, the SC is not divested of the opportunity to determine the constitutional validity of this archaic & colonial law. This law has no place in free India," he said."The way sedition law has been abused over the years, particularly in last months and recent years is compelling ..

Law Minister Rijiju said it were on the directions of PM Modi to re-examine and reconsider the provision of the sedition law and the government will "suitably" take into account views of stakeholders

The Centre on Monday urged the Supreme Court not to invest time in examining the constitutional validity of the penal law on sedition saying it has decided to re-examine and re-consider the provision

Senior advocate Sidharth Luthra said the legislature should have re-examined the relevance of sedition a long time ago

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A three-judge bench of Chief Justice Ramana and justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli said it would commence the final hearing in the matter on May 5 and would not entertain any request for adjournmet

The top court in April last year had asked the Centre why it was not repealing the provision used by the British to silence people like Mahatma Gandhi to suppress freedom movement

Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday said in Lok Sabha that the Ministry of Home Affairs has no proposal under consideration to scrap Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) dealing with sedition. He also said that "the question of law" regarding Section 124 A is pending for adjudication before the Supreme Court. "The Ministry of Home Affairs has informed that there is no proposal under consideration to scrap Sec 124A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. Further, the question of law regarding Section 124A is pending for adjudication before the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India," he said in a written reply. According to Section 124 A of the IPC, "Whoever by words, either spoken or written, or by signs, or by visible representation, or otherwise, brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt, or excites or attempts to excite disaffection towards, the Government established by law in [India], shall be punished with [imprisonment for life], to which fine may be added, or with ...

CJI Ramana-led bench orally pointed out at a disturbing trend, where police officials siding with the party in power, later getting targeted when the another political party comes into office