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Umar Khalid 'veteran of sedition', anti-CAA protesters wanted regime change like in Nepal, Bangladesh: Delhi Police to SC on 2020 riots
November 22, 2025 5:48 am
The court is hearing appeals filed by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shifa Ur Rehman, Mohd Saleem Khan, and Shadab Ahmad, challenging the Delhi High Court order denying them bail in the case of larger conspiracy behind the riots.
Delhi High Court seeks police's stand on Sharjeel Imam's bail plea in sedition case
March 11, 2024 2:14 pm
Sharjeel Imam was booked for sedition in 2020 for allegedly making inflammatory speeches at AMU and Jamia Millia Islamia with respect to the Citizenship Amendment Act.
'Speeches mobilised the public': Delhi court denies bail to Sharjeel Imam
February 18, 2024 8:34 am
The court further noted that the contents of Imam's anti-CAA speeches given at Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia, and Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), could be termed “seditious” in the “dictionary meaning”.
Jagtar Hawara’s 25-year-old sedition case committed to sessions court
July 28, 2023 7:57 am
In his orders, JMIC Jagjeet Singh stated that after the presentation of challan, production warrant was issued to Jail Superintendent, Tihar Jail, Delhi for production of Jagtar Singh Hawara.
BJP using three ‘weapons’ of sedition, corruption, defamation to silence Opp, says Kanhaiya
April 01, 2023 7:37 am
Criticising the recent verdict and subsequent disqualification of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the Modi defamation case, Kumar said, "If a person is called a thief, how can it become an insult to a society or community? (Nathuram) Godse had killed (Mahatma) Gandhi. Will people say that Godse is from "our community” and for that “you are defaming our community?”
Hardik quit Congress to avoid jail in sedition cases: Thakor
May 20, 2022 4:47 am
Hardik, the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee working president, had resigned from the party accusing the party leadership of indifference and lack of seriousness of purpose.
Cong, Left welcome SC order on sedition law
May 11, 2022 8:08 pm
The CPM and the CPI asked the court to scrap sedition law altogether and not wait for the government to review the same.
Supreme Court ruling on sedition law: High-profile cases to be impacted in Maharashtra
May 11, 2022 4:56 pm
The cases against Kangana Ranaut and MPs Navneet and Ravi Rana are among those likely to be impacted by the SC's sedition law order.
Supreme Court sedition case hearing: Court asks Centre, states not to file fresh FIRs
May 11, 2022 1:22 pm
Sedition Law Live, Supreme Court Hearing on Sedition Law Plea Latest Updates: A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana said all pending cases, appeals and proceedings with respect to charges framed for sedition should be kept in abeyance.
Centre defends sedition law & Kedar Nath Singh case verdict, says abuse no justification for its reconsideration
May 07, 2022 10:37 pm
The top court, in 1962, had upheld the validity of the sedition law while attempting to restrict its scope for misuse.
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