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The 1962 judgment of the apex court is being violated with impunity. In the 1920s, Mahatma Gandhi had promised that a free, independent India would scrap the law on sedition. Successive governments have loved to have such a blunt instrument at their disposal. Chanting slogans, waving black flags, now giving someone a hug are being brought within the purview of this law, which deals actually with treason in a violent sense. The sensible course of action would be for the apex court, taking judicial note of the manner in which this law has been applied, especially since its 1962 judgment, to rescind the section as being unconstitutional. It would be open to Parliament to pass a fresh law that conforms to its various judgments on the subject. Even if the law stands, no harm in people using a little common sense before taking recourse to it.
The 1962 judgment of the apex court is being violated with impunity. In the 1920s, Mahatma Gandhi had promised that a free, independent India would scrap the law on sedition. Successive governments have loved to have such a blunt instrument at their disposal. Chanting slogans, waving black flags, now giving someone a hug are being brought within the purview of this law, which deals actually with treason in a violent sense. The sensible course of action would be for the apex court, taking judicial note of the manner in which this law has been applied, especially since its 1962 judgment, to rescind the section as being unconstitutional. It would be open to Parliament to pass a fresh law that conforms to its various judgments on the subject. Even if the law stands, no harm in people using a little common sense before taking recourse to it.