Sedition Law

What is 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?

As long as a convenient law exists, sedition will be misused: Sanjay Hegde

'Efforts to curtail misuse (of sedition law) have largely failed in the face of administrative bull-headedness'

Law Minister Riijiu invokes Lakshman Rekha as SC puts sedition law on hold

Rijiju had said he feels that it is a "bold" step taken by the government and that making laws is the government's responsibility.

Supreme Court puts sedition law on hold, asks govts not to register cases

SC to hear pleas challenging validity of the sedition provisions in July

Sedition cases decline but remain higher than 2015, 2016: An analysis

Conviction rate almost unchanged; charge sheet filed in less than 50% cases in most years

IPC Section 124A and the controversy around sedition law: Explained

Beyond the sedition law

The IPC alone offers a bouquet of choices to suppress freedom of expression

Legal experts term SC order to put on hold sedition law as 'historic'

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.

Pragmatic decision

All draconian laws must be reviewed

Centre to file reply in SC on Wednesday on re-examining sedition law

SC seeks Centre's response on protection of interest of citizens till penal law on sedition is reconsidered

Sedition law unnecessary in free country, says Ashwani Kumar, backs repeal

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 ..

PM Modi asked for sedition law to be reviewed, says Minister Rijiju

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

Govt says it will 're-examine, re-consider' sedition law, SC must not

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

Centre's decision to reconsider sedition law welcome step, say experts

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

Today's India is like a plane flying backwards, says Arundhati Roy

Roy was speaking at the launch of the book titled "Why do you fear my way so much?", a selection of poems and letters written by jailed human rights activist G N Saibaba

Discussed sedition, terror laws and J&K issue with govt: EU representative

EU special representative for human rights Eamon Gilmore met the Indian government on Friday

SC to hear pleas challenging constitutional validity of sedition on May 5

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

SC to hear pleas challenging constitutional validity of sedition law

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

No proposal under MHA consideration to scrap sedition law: Rijiju in LS

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 ...

'Very disturbing trend': SC on use of sedition law on suspended IPS officer

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