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#SeditionLaw

In its 279th Report on the "Usage of the Law of Sedition (April, 2023), the Law Commission of India (LCI) has recommended RETAINING Section 124A of IPC, increased the punishment, and has proposed additional safeguards to avoid its misuse. 1/10
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In support of #SeditionLaw, the LCI, headed by Former Chief Justice of Karnataka HC, Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, has referred to the Supreme Court's 1962 judgment in Kedar Nath Singh v. State of Bihar for clarity, while ending up making it more unclear than before. 2/10
The Report has also regurgitated the age-old reliance on terrorism and threats to national security to allow the retention of a law that is being heavily misused to stifle any form of dissent and criticism of the government. 3/10
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[Sedition Challenge]

Can future cases under sedition law be put on hold while Centre completes re-examination of Section 124A of IPC?

Central government to clarify its stand before the #SupremeCourt shortly

#Sedition @HMOIndia #Section124A
#SupremeCourt on Tuesday had asked the Central government whether it can issue a direction to the States to keep in abeyance all pending #sedition cases till the government's exercise of reviewing Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) is complete
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#SupremeCourt [Suo Motu case on COVID19 crisis]

Justice DY Chandrachud led bench to shortly hear the #suomotu case. A two-judge bench had last formed a National Task Force to deal with the issues regarding oxygen supply, essential medicines distribution etc

#covid19
SG Tushar Mehta: I wish as an officer of the court that if Supreme Court is considering the price structure of vaccines, it may hamper

Justice Chandrachud: We are on the role of the Central govt
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