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Sedition law will be invoked against those celebrating Pak victory in T20 match: Adityanath

Lucknow, Oct28: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Thursday that sedition law will be invoked against those celebrating Pakistan’s victory against India in the recent T-20 World Cup match. So far, five people have been taken into custody in the state for allegedly using indecent words […]

Why you aren’t repealing British era sedition law used against Gandhi, SC asks Centre

New Delhi, Jul 15:  Concerned over ?enormous misuse? of the colonial era penal law on sedition, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre as to why it was not repealing the provision used by the British to ?silence? people like Mahatma Gandhi to suppress freedom movement Agreeing […]

SC agrees to examine fresh plea challenging sedition law

New Delhi, Jul 14: The Supreme Court Thursday agreed to examine a fresh plea by a former army officer challenging the Constitutional validity of the sedition law on the ground that it causes “chilling effect” on speech and is an unreasonable restriction on free expression, a fundamental right. A […]

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