Sedition

The Sedition Act of 1918 was repealed in 1920 although many parts of the original Espionage Act remained in force. Theres a War on for your Mind.

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The Centre told the Supreme Court on Monday that the sedition law will be re-examined.

. Indian Kanoon - Search engine for Indian Law. The Supreme Court has put a stay on Indias sedition law until it is reconsidered by the Centre. The court today said the sedition law should not be slapped against any citizen until the Centre re-examines.

This article was originally published in 2009. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. In an affidavit the Ministry of Home Affairs has told the Supreme Court that in spirit of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and the Prime Ministers unequivocal views in favour of protection of civil liberties and to shed colonial baggage the government.

Boyd is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Georgia. Reacting to the Supreme Courts order on the Sedition Act Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said though he respects the court and its independence the Lakshman Rekha boundaries should not be breached by any organ of the state. 1953Act June 30 1953 ch.

175 5 67 Stat. 13 1994 108 Stat. This comes only days after the Centre defended the Kedarnath Singh vs State of Bihar verdict which upheld the law.

Whoever owing allegiance to the United States levies war against them or adheres to their enemies giving them aid and. A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli on May 5 had said that it would hear arguments on May 10 on the legal question of whether the pleas challenging the colonial-era penal law on sedition be referred to a larger bench for reconsidering the 1962 verdict of a five-judge constitution bench in the Kedar. 2142 struck out item 2391 Temporary extension of section 2388.

Across the globe many democratic countries have in the past either eased or completely removed their sedition laws. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. 103322 title XXXIII 33000413 Sept.

134 added item 2391. The top court emphasized that it is essential to protect people from the misuse of the sedition law. Her current research focuses on the quantitative examination of judges.

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