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Parliament has absolute prerogative to enact law, not bound by Centre's undertaking: SC

Parliament has absolute prerogative to enact law, not bound by Centre's undertaking: SC

Published 136 days ago

Free speech in the crosswires

Police overreach and vaguely worded provisions cannot be allowed to pose a risk to constitutional guarantees

Updated 322 days ago

Supreme Court seeks government’s reply on plea against BNS ‘sedition’ section

The 79-year-old petitioner also challenged the provision for endangering sovereignty or integrity by “use of financial means”, which is undefined.

Published 338 days ago

SC seeks Centre’s reply to plea challenging Section 152 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

The petitioner also challenged provision for endangering sovereignty or integrity by “use of financial means” which is undefined. (File photo)

Published 339 days ago

SC seeks MP govt response over ex-SIMI chief plea on sedition case

A bench of justices PS Narasimha and R Mahadevan posted the matter for hearing after two weeks (ANI)

Published 374 days ago

Morning briefing: Jaishankar on e-visa services for Canadians; all latest news

External affairs minister S Jaishankar addresses a virtual G20 leaders’ summit on Wednesday. (PTI)

Published 963 days ago

Supreme Court hints at referring sedition case to 7-judge bench

The Supreme Court. (HT PHOTO)

Updated 963 days ago

Sedition law: What has changed after Supreme Court's 1962 order

The Supreme Court in Delhi. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

Updated 1029 days ago

Bench of at least 5 judges will rule on sedition law

A view of the Supreme Court building, in New Delhi, India. (Burhaan Kinu/ Hindustan Times)

Updated 1034 days ago

Situation from Kashmir to Kerala makes it must to retain sedition law: Law panel

Awasthi said that sedition law being a colonial legacy was not a valid ground for its repeal and several countries, including the US, Canada, Australia and Germany, have their own such laws.

Published 1111 days ago

Sedition in India through law panel reports, past and present

Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (sedition law) — a cognisable and non-bailable offence punishable with life sentence or a jail term up to three years.

Updated 1132 days ago

Top court must strike down the sedition law

Regardless of whether the government accepts or rejects the Law Commission’s proposed changes, it is long overdue for the Supreme Court to take up this case again, and strike down sedition once and for all.

Updated 1133 days ago

Retain sedition in IPC, make it tougher: Panel

Law Commission of India is a non-statutory body, working under the aegis of the Union ministry of law and justice

Updated 1136 days ago

Govt wants to make sedition law more draconian: Congress

Congress Spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi addresses a press conference, at the party headquarters, in New Delhi on Friday. (ANI)

Published 1136 days ago

On sedition law, govt says repealing can have adverse impact on India's security

Activists and jurists have alleged the provision is often misused to muzzle dissent. (Shutterstock)

Updated 1137 days ago

Sedition law review in final stages, Centre tells top court

Sedition is a cognisable, non-bailable and non-compoundable offence under the law, entailing life imprisonment as maximum punishment, with or without a fine. (Agencies)

Updated 1168 days ago

SC to hear pleas challenging constitutional validity of sedition law today

The Supreme Court. (PTI)

Updated 1281 days ago

‘Was upset with SC move to strike down sedition law provisions’: Kiren Rijiju

Union minister Kiren Rijiju. (ANI Photo) (Ayush Sharma)

Updated 1345 days ago

Deoghar DC charged with sedition on BJP MP's complaint amid ATC entry row

BJP MPs Nishikant Dubey and Manoj Tiwari were in Deoghar to meet the family of the girl who was set ablaze by a stalker in Dumka. (ANI)

Updated 1408 days ago

Great tool for govt since it doesn't like dissent: Mahua Moitra on sedition law

File photo of TMC MP Mahua Moitra. (HT file)

Updated 1522 days ago

Top court hits pause button on colonial-era sedition law; here's what it means

The Supreme Court of India.

Updated 1523 days ago

Colonial, political and legal history of the sedition law in India

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Updated 1522 days ago

'Respect court… but there is 'lakshman rekha': Law minister on sedition law

Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju. (ANI Photo/ PIB)

Updated 1524 days ago

'Victory…': Mahua Moitra tweets after Supreme Court puts sedition law on hold

Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra

Updated 1524 days ago

Sedition law: 5 key points from Supreme Court's big decision on Section 124A

At the last hearing in July 2021, the Supreme Court rued the “enormous power of misuse” of the sedition law in India (HT Photo)

Updated 1524 days ago

'Why can’t sedition law be put on hold,' Supreme Court asks Centre

The Supreme Court of India (HT Photo)

Updated 1524 days ago

On sedition law, Supreme Court gives Centre 24 hours to decide on pending cases

The Supreme Court.

Updated 1525 days ago

Centre asks SC to pause sedition hearings but precedents tell a different story

The Supreme Court will consider the government’s request to wait for the exercise to re-examine and reconsider the provisions of Section 124A, sedition. (HT File Photo)

Updated 1525 days ago

Will re-examine and reconsider sedition law provisions: Centre tells SC

The Supreme Court of India (HT FILE PHOTO.)

Updated 1525 days ago

Daily brief: PM Modi's decision to re-examine, reconsider sedition law

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (ANI)

Published 1525 days ago

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