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S.N. Sahu
A Gandhian Case to Repeal Sedition Law
23 Jul 2021
The CJI rightly asked why independent India needs a colonial-era law used to convict freedom fighters, for the law cannot persist unless a vestige of colonial mindset persists.
Sagrika Kissu
Farmers Demand Release of Arrested Protesters Facing Sedition Charges in Haryana
17 Jul 2021
This is the first time that the sedition law has been invoked against farmers who have been protesting against the three farm laws for the last eight months.
The Leaflet
Sedition a Colonial Era Law Used Against Freedom Fighters; Is it Still Required, CJI Ramana Asks AG
15 Jul 2021
The court was hearing a petition filed by army veteran S.G. Vombatkere who has challenged the constitutional validity of Section 124A[Sedition] of the Indian Penal Code(IPC).
Sangam
Anti-terror Law Must not be Misused to Quell Dissent: Justice DY Chandrachud
14 Jul 2021
Recently, there have been many acquittals of people who were booked and jailed for years under UAPA.
Subir Roy
What Father Stan Swamy's Death Tells us About India Today
09 Jul 2021
Several other developments took place the very same day he died, adding to our understanding of the Indian system.
Mihir Desai
Why the Supreme Court Must Declare Sedition Law Unconstitutional
11 Jun 2021
In a kaleidoscopic analysis dealing with both data and recent case law on the rampant misuse of Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, which provides for the offence of sedition, as well as placing…
Kuldip Sharma
The Law of Sedition and Bal Gangadhar Tilak
28 May 2021
The provision regarding sedition was not contained in the original IPC.
Newsclick Report
Assam Writer Arrested on Sedition Charges Over Facebook Post on ‘Martyrs’
10 Apr 2021
The arrested writer, Sikha Sharma is based in Guwahati and has been a vocal critic of the state government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Prudhviraj Rupavath
Civil Society Condemns NIA Raids on Activists in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
02 Apr 2021
The case pertains to an FIR in which 63 activists were booked under the UAPA and under sedition charges for alleged “maoist links”.
Newsclick Report/PTI
JNU Sedition Case: Court Directs Delhi Police to Give Charge-Sheet Copy to Kanhaiya Kumar, Others
15 Mar 2021
The court granted bail to seven accused – Aquib, Mujeeb, Umar Gul, Rayees Rasool, Basharat Ali and Khalid Basheer – who were not arrested in the case earlier.