What laws are being used to book those who celebrated Pakistan’s cricket win over India?

Experts are baffled by the cases: ‘There is no law under which you can file cases against people for celebrating the match victory.’

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· Oct 29, 2021 · 06:30 am

SC should strike down sedition law, ‘offensive portions’ of UAPA, says former judge RF Nariman

The former Supreme Court judge said that UAPA has a ‘chilling effect’ on journalists.

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· Oct 11, 2021 · 02:53 pm

Samajwadi Party MP faces sedition case for allegedly comparing Taliban with Indian freedom fighters

Shafiqur Rahman Barq later denied making the statement and claimed that his words had been misinterpreted.

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· Aug 18, 2021 · 06:00 pm

‘UAPA should not remain in this form’: Former SC judges flag misuse of anti-terrorism laws

Justice Gopala Gowda said a law that takes away the constitutional courts’ authority to grant bail is itself unconstitutional.

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· Jul 25, 2021 · 09:36 am

Hope sedition law is thrown out, say Opposition leaders after SC agrees to examine its validity

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra said the archaic law was misused by the government.

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· Jul 15, 2021 · 08:44 pm

Sedition law is colonial, says Supreme Court as it agrees to examine its constitutional validity

Chief Justice NV Ramana asked whether the law was still necessary after 75 years of Independence.

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· Jul 15, 2021 · 12:02 pm

SC agrees to hear fresh plea challenging constitutional validity of sedition law

A plea was filed by a retired Army General, who said Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code that penalises sedition creates a ‘chilling effect on speech’.

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· Jul 14, 2021 · 03:43 pm

Sedition law used to target those critical of government, journalist Sashi Kumar tells SC

In his ntervention application, he cited the examples of filmmaker Aisha Sultana, journalists Vinod Dua and Siddique Kappan and climate activist Disha Ravi.

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· Jul 10, 2021 · 01:35 pm

Chhattisgarh: Suspended IPS officer charged with sedition for alleged conspiracy against government

GP Singh has now moved the Chhattisgarh High Court alleged that the police were biased and sought a Central Bureau of Investigation inquiry into the case.

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· Jul 10, 2021 · 12:24 pm

Delhi violence: SC quashes FIR with sedition charges against journalist Vinod Dua

The court said that all journalists were ‘entitled to protection under Kedar Nath Singh [sedition] judgement’.

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· Jun 03, 2021 · 11:01 am

‘Time we define limits of sedition’: SC stays coercive action against two Telugu channels

The channels said this was an attempt to silence media from reporting on the coronavirus crisis.

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· May 31, 2021 · 03:20 pm

SC grants bail to Andhra MP arrested in sedition case, says he may have been tortured in custody

Rebel YSR Congress Party MP Kanumuri Raghurama Krishnam Raju has been critical of CM Jagan Mohan Reddy for months. He was arrested on May 14.

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· May 21, 2021 · 05:49 pm