State governors must keep in mind the expression “as soon as possible” in Article 200 of the Constitution while giving their assent to bills passed by the state legislature, the Supreme Court said on Monday.
Hajam had moved the high court for quashing the FIR registered against him by Hatkanagale police station in Kolhapur district under section 153-A of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly promoting enmity between different groups on the grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, caste or community or any other ground whatsoever or bringing about disharmony or feeling of hatred or ill-will
The amendment empowers a fact-checking unit of the central government to declare any content online pertaining to “the business of central government” as “fake, false or misleading” and to take it down from the internet.
Additional solicitor general Sanjay Jain said the petition was not maintainable. “The presumption in criminal law is that you are innocent till proven guilty.”