SC says 1962 ruling upholding sedition was on basis of narrow understanding of fundamental rights then, declines govt request to defer hearings in light of pending bill to replace IPC.
Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi asks if this is an initial step towards more curbing of dissent ahead of LS polls & questions why it is used against opposition leaders & dissidents.
Speaking at the launch of his book on freedom of speech, SC lawyer Rohan J Alva stressed that the reasonable restrictions in Article 19 (1)(a) is different from sedition.
Imam — who is in judicial custody since January 2020 — will, however, continue to remain in jail as he is yet to secure bail in the Delhi riots conspiracy case.
New Delhi: Pakistan has released a slew of directives to news channels asking them to refrain from indulging in "spreading misinformation and disinformation" against the...
Until the safeguards are laid down to prevent misuse of laws like UAPA, NSA or PSA, sedition’s departure might not have too much of an effect on ground.
Three-judge bench led by CJI Ramana also asked the Centre and state governments to refrain from filing any FIR under Section 124A (sedition) until its provisions were re-examined.
Supreme Court suspended Section124A after hearing a bunch of petitions challenging various aspects. Petitioners range from Lok Sabha MP to journalists facing sedition charges.
Israel's response to Iran's retaliatory attack was relatively small and also downplayed by Tehran. But there are factors that could jeopardise this perceived reprieve.
The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.
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